MDSF2 main phase - Modelling and Decision Support Framework for flood and coastal risk management planning

This project updated the Modelling and Decision Support Framework (MDSF) to include a better way of assessing risk from assets based on ‘Risk Assessment for Strategic Planning’ methods.

From:
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Environment Agency
Published
22 February 2021
Category:
Policy, governance and funding
Topics:
Asset performance, Flood risk assessment, Flood risk governance, Strategy and planning
Project status:
Completed
Project code:
SC050051
Date of completion:
28 February 2013

Documents

MDSF2 main phase - Modelling and Decision Support Framework for flood and coastal risk management planning - summary (289KB) PDF

External link: Framework for long-term planning

External link: Flood risk management research consortium

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Details

The ‘Modelling and Decision Support Framework’ is a tool for the Environment Agency and consultant staff to use to develop:

  • Catchment Flood Management Plans (CFMPs)
  • Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs)
  • a number of other flood studies

It was developed by:

  • HR Wallingford
  • Halcrow
  • Centre of Ecology and Hydrology
  • the Flood Hazard Research Centre (FHRC) for Defra and the Environment Agency

This project produced an updated version of the MDSF - MDSF2 to include an approach based on the Risk Assessment for Strategic Planning (RASP) methods. These methods include an analysis of assets on the basis of probability of failure. This addresses the problem with the original version that it did not take the performance of assets into account, which is important when understanding true risk.

This project started in 2005 and was completed in 2013.

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Published 22 February 2021
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