Open AccessMulticriterial analysis used for the optimisation of dike system management
Author(s) -
Duchan David,
Julínek Tomas,
Říha Jaromir
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of flood risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.049
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1753-318X
DOI - 10.1111/jfr3.12829
Subject(s) - levee , dike , flood risk management , flood myth , nuclear decommissioning , consistency (knowledge bases) , structural basin , water resource management , drainage basin , environmental science , civil engineering , environmental resource management , environmental planning , computer science , hydrology (agriculture) , risk analysis (engineering) , geology , geography , business , engineering , geotechnical engineering , cartography , geomorphology , geochemistry , archaeology , artificial intelligence , waste management
Abstract Levees are the most frequently used flood protection measure worldwide. In central Europe, they have been built systematically since the beginning of the 19th century. After the extreme regional floods in 1997, 2002 and 2013, the need arose for a more systematic and optimised approach to levee design and management, including the decommissioning of ineffective dike reaches. In this paper, a multicriterial algorithm is presented for the optimisation of levee management. The aspects considered are flood risk, economy, technical conditions, environmental issues and the consistency with general documents and principles in water management. The method is demonstrated via a case study of a levee subsystem in the upper Morava River basin.