No. 28 (2024): Public works, common value
Research and Experimentation

Evaluation criteria for a systemic approach to flood risk management: stakeholders’ perspectives

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  • Francesca Vanelli,
  • Monica Lavagna,
  • Paul Minifie
Francesca Vanelli
Dipartimento di Architettura, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni e Ambiente Costruito, Politecnico di Milano
Monica Lavagna
Dipartimento di Architettura, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni e Ambiente Costruito, Politecnico di Milano
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Paul Minifie
School of Design and Social Context, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-15836

Published 2024-10-29

Keywords

  • flood risk management,
  • system approach,
  • multi-criteria,
  • Built environment,
  • multi-scalar

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Vanelli, F., Lavagna, M., & Minifie, P. (2024). Evaluation criteria for a systemic approach to flood risk management: stakeholders’ perspectives. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (28), 191–200. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-15836

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Abstract

Flood risk management authorities rely on structural engineering measures centralised at the spatial and governance levels. These are mainly evaluated based on damage reduction without considering social, economic and environmental criteria. The research proposes an evaluative and procedural methodology to support the choice of spatially distributed measures. After illustrating the research project and the applied methodology, the paper focuses on the first methodological step, which involves identifying multi-scalar and multidisciplinary evaluative criteria through a systematic literature review and interviews. The paper concludes by presenting the criteria, reflecting on the topic and the subsequent developments of the research.

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