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A Recursive Programing Model for Nonstructural Flood Damage Control
Author(s) -
Day John C.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr006i005p01262
Subject(s) - floodplain , flood myth , flood control , levee , land use , channel (broadcasting) , environmental science , control (management) , environmental planning , complement (music) , civil engineering , water resource management , computer science , environmental resource management , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , engineering , cartography , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer network , biochemistry , chemistry , complementation , gene , phenotype
This paper deals with floodplain land use management approaches for urban flood damage control. These alternatives are important because traditional flood control projects, such as levees, channel improvements, and reservoirs, are not always capable of correcting the physical and economic conditions that give rise to flood damage. It is expected that land use management will complement engineering works and lead to more effective use and development of floodplain lands. The paper presents a computational technique for evaluating alternative land use assignments based upon the economic value a community gains from its land. A linear programing model is developed that identifies economically efficient combinations of (1) spatial and temporal planning of urban land use, (2) site elevation through landfill, and (3) flood proofing of buildings.