Lifecycle Problems in Consequence Estimation

• Published in: E3S web of conferences Vol. 7; p. 5010
• Main Author: Lehman, William
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Agricultural management; Agronomy; Economic conditions; Economic impact; Engineering; Environmental risk; Evaluation; Flood management; Flooding; Floodplains; Floods; Human behavior; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle assessment; Population growth; Risk management; Software

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) guidance documents require economists and planners to meet a very high standard when evaluating consequences resulting from flood events. The guidance documents require analysts to evaluate how government action changes the consequences over time, in...