Document Type
Conference Paper
Rights
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
Applied mathematics, Environmental sciences, Hydrology, Water resources, Civil engineering
Abstract
In 2006, the Office of Public Works (OPW) began the National Catchment-based Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme through a series of pilot studies. A Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) Framework was developed through the CFRAM pilot studies that integrated a range of objectives related to human health and society, the environment and cultural heritage and the economy into the core process of selecting suitable flood risk management measures for a given area or location, and then for prioritising national investments for different schemes and projects. In support of this MCA framework, UCD, was commissioned to undertake a collaborative study with the OPW to determine global weights that reflect the perceived relative importance of a range of criteria pertaining to the importance of economic, social and environmental / cultural aspects of flood management strategies.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/5spn-9w08
Recommended Citation
Bedri, Z., O’Sullivan, J.J.,& Adamson, M. (2017). Weighting the perceived importance of minimising economic, social and environmental/cultural risks in flood risk management. National Hydrology Conference, Athlone, Ireland, 21 November, 2017. doi.org/10.21427/5spn-9w08
Publication Details
National Hydrology Conference, Athlone, Ireland, 21 November, 2017.