Using the analytic hierarchy process in water resources planning: Selection of flood control projects

Willett, Keith; Sharda, Ramesh

doi:10.1016/0038-0121(91)90008-f

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“…In [23], the authors used AHP to select the optimal flood control projects for the Grand River and Tar Creek in Miami, USA. In India, flood risk analysis using AHP and mapped by GIS has been applied to the Kosi River Basin [24].…”

Section: Spatial Information and Multi-criteria Evaluation For Flood mentioning

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Urban Flood Vulnerability and Risk Mapping Using Integrated Multi-Parametric AHP and GIS: Methodological Overview and Case Study Assessment

Ouma

Tateishi

2014

Water

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Abstract:This study aims at providing expertise for preparing public-based flood mapping and estimating flood risks in growing urban areas. To model and predict the magnitude of flood risk areas, an integrated Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis techniques are used for the case of Eldoret Municipality in Kenya. The flood risk vulnerability mapping follows a multi-parametric approach and integrates some of the flooding causative factors such as rainfall distribution, elevation and slope, drainage network and density, land-use/land-cover and soil type. From the vulnerability mapping, urban flood risk index (UFRI) for the case study area, which is determined by the degree of vulnerability and exposure is also derived. The results are validated using flood depth measurements, with a minimum average difference of 0.01 m and a maximum average difference of 0.37 m in depth of observed flooding in the different flood prone areas. Similarly with respect to area extents, a maximum error of not more than 8% was observed in the highly vulnerable flood zones. In addition, the Consistency Ratio which shows an acceptable level of 0.09 was calculated and further validated the strength of the proposed approach.

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Section: Spatial Information and Multi-criteria Evaluation For Flood mentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Flood Vulnerability and Risk Mapping Using Integrated Multi-Parametric AHP and GIS: Methodological Overview and Case Study Assessment

Ouma

Tateishi

2014

Water

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228

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“…Even though the recent advancement of spatial information systems allows the integration of diverse data with MCA/MCE methods, few researchers have employed this technique for water resource management, particularly fl ood risk assessment ) . However, several studies considered the MCA or related approach in the evaluation of fl ood mitigation measures (Haque et al 2012 ;Akter and Simonovic 2005 ;Willett and Sharda 1991 ) . These studies are based on fi eld surveys or secondary data to evaluate fl ood risk alleviation; however, they did not account for the spatial component (Kubal et al 2009 ) .…”

Section: Flood Hazards Vulnerability and Risk Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hazards, Risk, and Vulnerability

Dewan

2013

Springer Geography

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Natural hazard terminologies with existing models of vulnerability, hazard, and risk are presented in this chapter. A conceptual framework has been developed based on hazard literature. The basic premise of the framework is based on Cutter's place of hazard theory with inputs from recent literature. In the framework, hazard is viewed as a threat that has the potential to overwhelm people, property, and the environment. It is a pre-existing condition that can turn into a catastrophe depending on the in fl uence of exogenous and endogenous factors. Exposure to hazard is treated as given and is an implicit element. The vulnerability element is perceived as the interactive effects of the social and physical aspects of a system (e.g., urban) regarding the causal process of hazards. Contrary to some conceptualizations, the framework views that the total vulnerability of a community depends on physical, social, and existing coping capacity attributes, and therefore, the calculation of the total vulnerability should consider these elements simultaneously. Risk is conceptualized as the product of hazard and vulnerability. To minimize the effects of disasters, it is imperative to take appropriate measures to reduce vulnerability rather than risk.The utilization of geospatial techniques in fl ood risk management is separated into three categories: fl ood mapping, damage assessment, and evaluation of fl ood risk and vulnerability. Biophysical and socioeconomic data that are sourced from remote sensing, census geography, and other spatial databases are employed to evaluate fl ood-related risk in diverse environments. A variety of methods-comprising inductive, deductive, and multi-criteria evaluation-are used to determine fl ood vulnerability and risk as evidenced by the literature survey. It reveals that geospatial techniques can be utilized effectively in the entire spectrum of the disaster cycle, which can save lives and property from natural hazards such as fl ood, as well as support informed decision making during emergencies.

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“…Application of the AHP multicriteria method (Saaty, 1980) has the following advantages; its methodology is similar to that used in common sense of decision makers, making the method easier for them to understand, it allows the assessment of both objective and subjective criteria, through the pairwise comparison of all alternatives, it relies on judgment data of experts and provides techniques that examine the consistency of the criteria weights and rankings of the alternatives (Bryson and Mobolurin, 1994;Calantone et al, 1999;Dey, 2002;Moffett and Sarkar, 2006). AHP has been used as a decision-making tool in various research fields, including project management (Al-Harbi, 2001), supply chain management (Calantone et al, 1999;Korpela et al, 2001), benchmarking of business functions (Eyrich, 1991;Korpela and Tuominen, 1996), natural resources management (Kangas and Kangas, 2005;Willett and Sharda, 1991) and investments (Jain and Nag, 1996;Levary and Wan, 1999).…”

Section: Ahp For Optimum Transcontinental Pipeline Routementioning

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Optimum route of the south transcontinental gas pipeline in SE Europe using AHP

Thomaidis

Mavrakis

2006

Multi Criteria Decision Anal

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The development of a south energy corridor connecting Europe with the natural gas reserves of the broader Caspian Region and Middle East aims at increasing the EU security and diversification of energy supply.In this paper, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method with geopolitical, economic and technical criteria is applied to define the most preferred route of the transcontinental gas pipeline that branches in SE Europe to transport Caspian gas further into the targeted markets of Europe.The paper is divided into five sections. The first introduces the purpose of the paper. The second describes the used AHP method in detail (criteria, sub-criteria, weights, consistency indexes). The third briefly addresses the need of EU to diversify its supply sources and the planned gas projects in SE Europe. In the fourth section, the method is applied to the four alternative pipeline routes and the robustness of the results is examined with sensitivity analysis. The fifth section comments on the results of the method.

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Using the analytic hierarchy process in water resources planning: Selection of flood control projects

Cited by 52 publications

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Urban Flood Vulnerability and Risk Mapping Using Integrated Multi-Parametric AHP and GIS: Methodological Overview and Case Study Assessment

Urban Flood Vulnerability and Risk Mapping Using Integrated Multi-Parametric AHP and GIS: Methodological Overview and Case Study Assessment

Hazards, Risk, and Vulnerability

Optimum route of the south transcontinental gas pipeline in SE Europe using AHP

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