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SUBMITTER: Zarekarizi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7588474 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zarekarizi Mahkameh M Srikrishnan Vivek V Keller Klaus K
Nature communications 20201026 1
Homeowners around the world elevate houses to manage flood risks. Deciding how high to elevate a house poses a nontrivial decision problem. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommends elevating existing houses to the Base Flood Elevation (the elevation of the 100-year flood) plus a freeboard. This recommendation neglects many uncertainties. Here we analyze a case-study of riverine flood risk management using a multi-objective robust decision-making framework in the face of dee ...[more]