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Mitigation measures used in everywhere - Coggle Diagram
Mitigation measures used in everywhere
Investestment in infrastructures
Channel Improvement
Adv
Channel improvement makes it possible for moderate-value and high-value developments to take place on land near to river channels and canals.
Disadv
Creates problems upstream/downstream of the improved area.
Desc
Changes made to canal/river channel to increase its capacity to hold water or to enable the water to flow rapidly.
Levees and Floodwalls
Disadv
Regular maintenance needed
Designed to hold back floodwater to a level. Unable to prevent floods after that.
Desc
Barriers against floods and protect development from floodwater
Adv
Costwise Cheap
Regulation
Elevated Properties
Disadv
It is challenging to implement MPL because of the increased cost of development.
Desc
Raise properties to a certain height.
Adv
Development is protected against floods up to the height ogf the Minimum Platform Level (MPL).
Zoning
Adv
Creates green spaces, helping to reduce impact of flood damage.
Desc
Zoning is a way in which the government plans the physical development of the land and its uses.
Disadv
Reason 1
Limits development of available lad as certain land uses are permitted.
Reason 2
Hard to carry out because of competing land uses and because people will not abide by recommended land use.
Disaster preparedness
Forecasting and warning system
Adv
Provides useful info so that there is time for people to take action to minimize flood damage.
Disadv
Cities may have expertise and technology to collect accurate data and make accurate flood forecasts.
Desc
This system requires monitoring to collect info. Based on information collected, a forecast can be made.
Evacuation drills
Adv
Reason 1
Citizens are shown on what actions to take when a flood warning is received.
Reason 2
Enables cities to improve flood warning is received.
Disadv
Limited participation reduces effectiveness of an evacuation drill.
Desc
A plan to evacuate a large number of people in the shortest time possible.
Form of preparedness measure where citizens practice the steps to leave
in an orderly fashioned manner during an actual crisis.