An agent-based model for risk-based flood incident management

Natural Hazards

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 167-189

  Dawson, Richard J ^a   Peppe, Roger ^a   Wang, Miao ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Disaster management; Evacuation; Flooding; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052279866     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9745-4     Document Type: Article

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