Flood Inundation Modeling and Loss Estimation : An Integrated and Distributed Modeling Approach

ISBN-13: 9783639134834 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 184 str.

Dushmanta Dutta

Opis

Accurate spatial and temporal information of floodsare highly important for economic loss estimation andto undertake various measures for flood disastermitigation. A distributed hydrologic model is aneffective tool to generate such information at highspatio-temporal resolutions. Flood loss estimation isrequired to facilitate the assessment of benefits offlood protection. An integrated model for floodsimulation and loss estimation can play an importantrole in flood risk analysis. Very little academicliterature exists on flood loss modeling. This bookpresents the development and application of anintegrated and distributed model for inundationsimulation and damage estimation for real-worldapplication at river basin scale. The model can be ofhelp to decisions-makers many ways in weighingvarious options for river basin planning and floodmanagement. It can help insurance companies indevising adequate insurance policies for river basinsthat are under potential threats from major floods.The model can be viewed as a very useful tool indecision making process for undertaking variousmeasures for flood disaster management.

O autorze

Dr. Dushmanta Dutta is a Senior Lecturer at Monash University,
Australia. He received Ph.D. from University of Tokyo and M.Eng.
from AIT. His research interests are in water engineering with
focus on flood risk management, climate change impacts and
modeling of nutrients and sediments. He has led several research
projects and published widely.