ORCID
- D Simmonds: 0000-0001-8968-6261
- R Thompson: 0000-0003-2262-6621
- M Hanley: 0000-0002-3966-8919
Abstract
This paper demonstrates the application of a Decision Support System (DSS) developed for decision makers and stakeholders to manage and raise awareness of coastal flood risk. The DSS is a GIS-based framework that predicts flooding consequences and is structured around the Source Pathway Receptor Consequence (SPRC) model. The DSS draws together points of view from engineering, ecology and socio-economics, allowing the comparative assessment of the consequences of a range of management interventions. The utility of the tool is demonstrated through application to an estuary field site - the Teign estuary in UK. Vulnerability maps, generated by the DSS for pre-set climate scenarios can be used to show their comparative efficacy in changing the consequences of flooding from a range of stakeholder viewpoints. Recently constructed “tidal” defences built within the estuary are shown to be highly effective.
Publication Date
2014-01-01
Publication Title
Default journal
Issue
34
Recommended Citation
Gonzalez, S., Simmonds, D., Zanuttigh, B., Reeve, D., Nicholls, R., Thompson, R., Pan, S., Horrillo-Caraballo, J., Hoggart, S., Hanson, S., Penning-Rowsell, E., Fox, A., & Hanley, M. (2014) 'Application of a novel decision support system to assess and manage coastal flood risk in the Teign estuary, UK.', Default journal, (34). Available at: 10.9753/icce.v34.management.43
