Front Page Article: Tools to improve planning for flood emergencies
Work done in the UK on decision support for flood emergency planning has so far been limited. The “Risk to People” method is the most commonly used tool in the UK to assess flood fatalities. However, it is an empirical, generalised model that does not use detailed information on each individual receptor in its “broad scale” estimates of loss of life. To provide a more accurate assessment of loss of life, an agent-based model is required.
An agent-based model is a computational model that simulates the interactions of autonomous agents to assess the overall system, in this case a flood incident.
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