Print Email Facebook Twitter Optimal system safety targets Title Optimal system safety targets: Incorporating hydrodynamic interactions in an economic cost-benefit analysis for flood defence systems Author Dupuits, E.J.C. (TU Delft Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk) Contributor Kok, M. (promotor) Schweckendiek, T. (copromotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2019-12-20 Abstract Historically, people in flood-prone areas world-wide have (to a certain degree) accepted the risk of being flooded because of the benefits that flood-prone areas can provide; examples of such benefits are rich agricultural lands or trade advantages. Acceptance and benefits notwithstanding, people living in flood-prone areas have tried, and will continue to try, to reduce and manage their vulnerability and degree of exposure to floods. A typical risk reduction measure is building flood defences... Subject Economic optimisationcost-benefit analysissystem reliabilityflood riskflood defences To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:55ab05c5-4075-4546-81e7-944366c27be9 ISBN 978-94-6332-593-6 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2019 E.J.C. Dupuits Files PDF dissertation.pdf 7.56 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:55ab05c5-4075-4546-81e7-944366c27be9/datastream/OBJ/view