From complex server-dependent geographic information systems to simple sheets of paper, there is a myriad of flood risk visualisation approaches available, each with specific strengths and weaknesses. This paper discusses existing methods and tools to identify both common and novel features, and investigates how these traits affect their suitability for satisfying the requirements of different users and their technical requirements. The paper introduces a flexible web-browser-based tool focusing on delivering flood extents and key additional information (including critical infrastructure) in a user-friendly and resilient manner, without the need for network access or the installation of specialist software. Its development and implementation in the Midlands region of the UK's Environment Agency is discussed and its impact in use on flood incident management is investigated with the aid of user feedback.
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May 01 2014
Keep it simple: user-focused flood risk visualisation Available to Purchase
Joseph Clarke, MEng;
Joseph Clarke, MEng
1
Research engineer, University of Bristol and CH2M Hill, UK
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Jon Wicks, BSc, PhD, CEng, MICE;
Jon Wicks, BSc, PhD, CEng, MICE
2
Global technology leader, CH2M Hill, UK
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Luke Lovell, MSc, CWEM;
Luke Lovell, MSc, CWEM
3
Project manager, CH2M Hill, UK
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Dawei Han, FCIWEM, CEng, PhD;
Dawei Han, FCIWEM, CEng, PhD
4
Professor of hydroinformatics, University of Bristol, UK
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John Davis, BSc, PhD
John Davis, BSc, PhD
5
Professorial teaching fellow, University of Bristol, UK
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received:
March 24 2013
Accepted:
October 02 2013
Online ISSN: 1751-7672
Print ISSN: 0965-089X
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2014
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering (2014) 167 (5): 41–48.
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Received:
March 24 2013
Accepted:
October 02 2013
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Clarke J, Wicks J, Lovell L, Han D, Davis J (2014), "Keep it simple: user-focused flood risk visualisation". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, Vol. 167 No. 5 pp. 41–48, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/cien.13.00016
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