Planning tool to support Louisiana's decisionmaking on coastal protection and restoration technical description

A computer-based decision-support tool, called the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Planning Tool, provided technical analysis that supported the development of Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast through CPRA and community-based deliberations. This...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Groves, David G. (-)
Autor Corporativo: Louisiana. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (-)
Otros Autores: Sharon, Christopher, Knopman, Debra S.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation 2012.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-1266-CPRA.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421492406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Planning Objectives; Planning Under Uncertainty; Purpose of the Planning Tool; CHAPTER TWO: Model Description and Assumptions; Predictive Modeling Framework; Formulation of Alternatives; Basis of the Approach in Decision Theory; Objective Function and Developing Alternatives Using Optimization; Risk-Reduction Decision Driver; Land-Building Decision Driver; Objective Function; Metrics and Decision Criteria; Metrics; Decision Criteria; Constraints
  • Financial and Natural Resource Constraints Mutually Exclusive Project and Project Inclusion or Exclusion Constraints; Outcome Constraints; Modeling Projects Under Different Scenarios; Environmental Scenarios; Funding Scenarios; Key Assumptions in the Development of Alternatives; Risk-Reduction Projects Do Not Affect the Landscape or Ecosystem-Service Metrics, and Restoration Projects and Landscape Changes Do Not Affect Storm-Surge Risk; Physical and Biological Effects of Individual Projects Are Additive; Funding Scenarios Are Known; Funding Is Available for the Entire Implementation Period
  • Funding Cannot Be Saved for Use in Later Implementation Periods Projects Begin Planning and Design in the First Year of an Implementation Period; Project Effects Are Offset by Planning, Design, and Construction Time; Projects Must Continually Operate; Handling and Processing of Data Within the Planning Tool; MySQL Database; Analytical Module; General Algebraic Modeling System Optimization Module; Tableau Results Visualizer; CHAPTER THREE: Analytic Procedures; Characterization of Projects; Project Costs and Duration of Implementation; Conflicts Among Projects
  • Additional Project Attribute Information Modeling Project Effects; Flood Risk-Reduction Effects; Restoration Project Effects; Comparison of Individual Projects; Project Effects on Risk Reduction; Project Effects on Land and Ecosystem-Service Metrics; Project Effects Relative to Other Decision Criteria; Cost-Effectiveness; Formulation of Alternatives; Integrated Evaluation of Alternatives; Evaluation of Selected Alternatives Using Predictive Models Under Uncertainty; Comparisons of the Alternatives; CHAPTER FOUR: Analyses to Develop the Master Plan; Compare Individual Projects
  • Formulate Alternatives Establish the Funding Target and Funding Split; Define the Near-Term and Long-Term Balance; Assess Performance Under Uncertainty; Develop Alternatives to Meet Master Plan Objectives; Adjust Alternatives Using Expert Judgment; Define the Draft Master Plan; Review Projects and Outcomes for Different Alternatives; Define the Final Master Plan; Revise Project Data; Evaluate Public Comments; Revise the Draft Alternative for the Final Master Plan; Review Master Plan Projects and Outcomes; Post-Master Plan Analysis; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusions
  • APPENDIX: Expert-Adjusted Alternatives