Urban Flood Control and Management - An Integrated Approach
Flood management is one of the important fields in
urban storm water management. Floods are influenced by the
increase of huge storm event, or improper planning of the area. This study mainly provides the flood protection in four stages; planning,
flood event, responses and evaluation. However it is most effective then flood protection is considered in planning/design and
evaluation stages since both stages represent the land development of the area. Structural adjustments are often more reliable than nonstructural
adjustments in providing flood protection, however
structural adjustments are constrained by numerous factors such as
political constraints and cost. Therefore it is important to balance
both adjustments with the situation. The technical decisions provided
will have to be approved by the higher-ups who have the power to
decide on the final solution. Costs however, are the biggest factor in
determining the final decision. Therefore this study recommends
flood protection system should have been integrated and enforces
more in the early stages (planning and design) as part of the storm
water management plan. Factors influencing the technical decisions
provided should be reduced as low as possible to avoid a reduction in
the expected performance of the proposed adjustments.
[1] Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics. 2002. Benefits of Flood
Mitigation in Australia. Report 106. Canberra: Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics.
[2] M.P. Wanielista,, and Yousef A. Yousef. 1993. Storm water Management. John Wiley & Sons, USA.
[3] P.H. Larsen, S. Goldsmith, O. S. Meghan, L. Wilson, K. Strzepek, P.Chinowsky, and B.Saylor. 2008. Estimating future costs for Alaska
public infrastructure at risk from climate change. Global Environmental Change 18, 442-457.
[4] C. Zoppou,. 2001. Review of urban storm water models. Environmental Modeling & Software 16, 195-231.
[5] A.H., Elliot, and S.A. Trowsdale. 2007. A review of models for low impact urban storm water drainage. Environmental Modelling &
Software 22, 394-405.
[6] S. Åstebol, S. Ole, T. H. Jacobsen, and O. Simonsen, 2004. Sustainable
storm water management at Fornebu - from an airport to an industrial and residential area of the city of Oslo, Norway, Science of the Total
Environment 334-335
[1] Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics. 2002. Benefits of Flood
Mitigation in Australia. Report 106. Canberra: Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics.
[2] M.P. Wanielista,, and Yousef A. Yousef. 1993. Storm water Management. John Wiley & Sons, USA.
[3] P.H. Larsen, S. Goldsmith, O. S. Meghan, L. Wilson, K. Strzepek, P.Chinowsky, and B.Saylor. 2008. Estimating future costs for Alaska
public infrastructure at risk from climate change. Global Environmental Change 18, 442-457.
[4] C. Zoppou,. 2001. Review of urban storm water models. Environmental Modeling & Software 16, 195-231.
[5] A.H., Elliot, and S.A. Trowsdale. 2007. A review of models for low impact urban storm water drainage. Environmental Modelling &
Software 22, 394-405.
[6] S. Åstebol, S. Ole, T. H. Jacobsen, and O. Simonsen, 2004. Sustainable
storm water management at Fornebu - from an airport to an industrial and residential area of the city of Oslo, Norway, Science of the Total
Environment 334-335
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urban storm water management. Floods are influenced by the
increase of huge storm event, or improper planning of the area. This study mainly provides the flood protection in four stages; planning,
flood event, responses and evaluation. However it is most effective then flood protection is considered in planning/design and
evaluation stages since both stages represent the land development of the area. Structural adjustments are often more reliable than nonstructural
adjustments in providing flood protection, however
structural adjustments are constrained by numerous factors such as
political constraints and cost. Therefore it is important to balance
both adjustments with the situation. The technical decisions provided
will have to be approved by the higher-ups who have the power to
decide on the final solution. Costs however, are the biggest factor in
determining the final decision. Therefore this study recommends
flood protection system should have been integrated and enforces
more in the early stages (planning and design) as part of the storm
water management plan. Factors influencing the technical decisions
provided should be reduced as low as possible to avoid a reduction in
the expected performance of the proposed adjustments.", keywords = "Urban Flood, flood protection, water management, storm water, cost,", volume = "5", number = "11", pages = "590-5", }