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Prioritizing the Components of Vulnerability in a Genetic Algorithms Minimization of Flood Risk

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science 2015-02-02 v1 Computers and Society

Abstract

We compare two prioritization schemes for the components of flooding vulnerability: urbanized area ration, literacy rate, mortality rate, poverty, radio/tv penetration, non-structural measures and structural measure. We prioritize the components, giving each a weight. We then express the vulnerability function as a weighted sum of its components. This weighted sum serves as the fitness function in a genetic algorithm, which comes up with the optimal design for a flood-resistant city.

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@article{arxiv.1501.07671,
  title  = {Prioritizing the Components of Vulnerability in a Genetic Algorithms Minimization of Flood Risk},
  author = {Vena Pearl Boñgolan and Karessa Alexandra O. Baritua and Marie Junne Santos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.07671},
  year   = {2015}
}

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eight pages in pdf, with figures included