Flood-damage-reduction project evaluation with explicit consideration of damage cost uncertainty

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 704-711

  Su, Hsin Ting ^a   Tung, Yeou Koung ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Expected opportunity loss; Project evaluation under uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; FLOODS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CORRELATION EFFECT; DECISION MAKING MODELS; DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; EXPECTED NET BENEFIT; FAILURE PROBABILITY; LOST OPPORTUNITIES; PROJECT EVALUATION; RANKING OF ALTERNATIVES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FLOOD DAMAGE; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; TRADE-OFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84896089311     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000291     Document Type: Article

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