Development of framework for the influence and impact of uncertainty

Task 20 has contributed to the methods and application of uncertainty analysis by targeting novel areas of uncertainty analysis and decision support. The research fell into four sub-tasks: 1) Development of an overall framework for uncertainty analysis in flood risk management decisions. 2) Development of new methods to deal with the uncertainty...

Review of the IMPACT Project breach field test data

The IMPACT Project (www.impact-project.net) provided valuable data on breach formation processes. Five large scale field tests were performed in Norway, and a further 22 laboratory tests were performed in the UK. A review of this data has been undertaken to support breach model testing and development under Task 6.

Modelling the damage reducing effects of flood warning

Flood warning benefits have hitherto been modelled by predicting the damages saved by moving the contents of properties on receipt of a flood warning. The research described in this report has developed a new flood warning benefit estimation model capable of capturing a much wider range of potential economic benefits. This model is based upon a...