Prototype of a Web-based Participative Decision Support Platform in Natural Hazards and Risk Management
This paper presents the current state and development of a prototype web-GIS (Geographic Information System) decision support platform intended for application in natural hazards and risk management, mainly for floods and landslides. This web platform uses open-source geospatial software and technol...
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doaj-c8237dffd63e43a5a5038dde995a399b2020-11-24T22:39:35ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642015-07-01431201122410.3390/ijgi4031201ijgi4031201Prototype of a Web-based Participative Decision Support Platform in Natural Hazards and Risk ManagementZar Chi Aye0Michel Jaboyedoff1Marc-Henri Derron2Cees J. van Westen3Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTE), University of Lausanne, Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne, SwitzerlandInstitute of Earth Sciences (ISTE), University of Lausanne, Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne, SwitzerlandInstitute of Earth Sciences (ISTE), University of Lausanne, Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne, SwitzerlandFaculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The NetherlandsThis paper presents the current state and development of a prototype web-GIS (Geographic Information System) decision support platform intended for application in natural hazards and risk management, mainly for floods and landslides. This web platform uses open-source geospatial software and technologies, particularly the Boundless (formerly OpenGeo) framework and its client side software development kit (SDK). The main purpose of the platform is to assist the experts and stakeholders in the decision-making process for evaluation and selection of different risk management strategies through an interactive participation approach, integrating web-GIS interface with decision support tool based on a compromise programming approach. The access rights and functionality of the platform are varied depending on the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in managing the risk. The application of the prototype platform is demonstrated based on an example case study site: Malborghetto Valbruna municipality of North-Eastern Italy where flash floods and landslides are frequent with major events having occurred in 2003. The preliminary feedback collected from the stakeholders in the region is discussed to understand the perspectives of stakeholders on the proposed prototype platform.http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/4/3/1201web-GISdecision makingparticipative decision support platformdisaster risk managementnatural hazardscompromise programming, multi-criteria methods |
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Prototype of a Web-based Participative Decision Support Platform in Natural Hazards and Risk Management |
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Prototype of a Web-based Participative Decision Support Platform in Natural Hazards and Risk Management |
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This paper presents the current state and development of a prototype web-GIS (Geographic Information System) decision support platform intended for application in natural hazards and risk management, mainly for floods and landslides. This web platform uses open-source geospatial software and technologies, particularly the Boundless (formerly OpenGeo) framework and its client side software development kit (SDK). The main purpose of the platform is to assist the experts and stakeholders in the decision-making process for evaluation and selection of different risk management strategies through an interactive participation approach, integrating web-GIS interface with decision support tool based on a compromise programming approach. The access rights and functionality of the platform are varied depending on the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in managing the risk. The application of the prototype platform is demonstrated based on an example case study site: Malborghetto Valbruna municipality of North-Eastern Italy where flash floods and landslides are frequent with major events having occurred in 2003. The preliminary feedback collected from the stakeholders in the region is discussed to understand the perspectives of stakeholders on the proposed prototype platform. |
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