University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Model for floodplain management in urbanizing areas

Hopkins, Lewis D.; Goulter, Ian C.; Kurtz, Kenneth B.; Wenzel, Harry G., Jr.; Brill Jr., E. Downey

Permalink

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/90324

Description

Title
Model for floodplain management in urbanizing areas
Author(s)
  • Hopkins, Lewis D.
  • Goulter, Ian C.
  • Kurtz, Kenneth B.
  • Wenzel, Harry G., Jr.
  • Brill Jr., E. Downey
Contributor(s)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Issue Date
1980-01
Keyword(s)
  • Water resources development
  • Water resources development--Illinois
  • Water management
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • Flood protection
  • Land use
  • Optimum development plans
  • Dynamic programming
  • Flood routing
  • Nonstructural alternatives
  • Economic rent
Geographic Coverage
Illinois (state)
Abstract
A target land use pattern found using a dynamic programming model is shown to be a useful reference for comparing the success of floodplain management policies. At least in the test case, there is interdependence in the land use allocation for floodplain management--that is, a good solution includes some reduction of current land use in the floodplain and some provision of detention storage. For the test case, current floodplain management policies are not sufficient; some of the existing floodplain use should be removed. Although specific land use patterns are in part sensitive to potential error in land value data and to inaccuracy in the routing model, the general conclusion that some existing use must be removed is stable within the range of likely error. Trend surface analysis is shown to be a potentially useful way of generating bid price data for use in land use allocation models. Sensitivity analysis of the dynamic programming model with respect to routing of hydrographs is conducted through simulation based on expected distributions of error.
Publisher
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Water Resources Center
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90324
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 1980 held by the authors

Owning Collections

Illinois Water Resources Center - Water Management PRIMARY