Flood risk management strategies using multi-criteria analysis

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 261-266

  Yazdandoost, Farhad ^a   Bozorgy, Babak ^b  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Halcrow International ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Floods floodworks; Mathematical modelling; Risk probability analysis

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS;

CASE STUDIES; DECISION MAKING PROBLEMS; EVALUATION CRITERIONS; FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKINGS; RANKING ORDERS;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; FLOOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; RHINE RIVER;

EID: 57849153542     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.2008.161.5.261     Document Type: Article

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