Velautham Daksiya|H. Su|Ya-Wen Chang|Edmond Yat?Man Lo
Incorporating socio-economic effects and uncertain rainfall in flood mitigation decision using MCDA
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering|Nanyang Technological University|Nanyang Technological University|Nanyang Technological University|Nanyang Technological University
decision making process flood mitigation typically involves number factors reflecting flood severity flood vulnerability cost mitigation measures implies decision framework needs combine socialeconomic parameters flood extent prediction analysis socioeconomic vulnerability index sevi developed represent socialeconomic factors use demonstrated within multicriteria decision analysis mcda assessing flood levee options central basin jakarta indonesia variables defining sevi selected based available national socialeconomic data reported indonesia overlapping information removed using pearsons correlation analysis two different methods used scale sevi developed along administrative boundaries net sevi dependent predicted flood hazard resulting levee plan options capturing uncertainty rainfall forecasting mcda technique adopted uses criteria net sevi annual expected loss graduality levee construction cost analyzing six different levee plans uncertainty rainfall incorporated net sevi thus specifically reflects socialeconomic impact floodaffected population approach thereby provides higher degree granularity flood mitigation decision process mcda decision framework developed general net sevi applied consideration flood mitigation strategies shown inclusion net sevi criteria changes best choice levee plan decision higher protection level basin considered