Assessing sustainable development of flood mitigation projects using an innovative sustainability assessment framework

Sustainability assessments of flood mitigation projects are crucial for achieving sustainable development of floodplains. This article presents the application of an innovative sustainability assessment (SA) framework for flood mitigation projects throughout its life. The research employed a literature review, consultation with experts, and a case study of a flood mitigation project in Australia. The sustainability assessment framework includes five stages: (a) contextualizing the project; (b) SA at the planning and implementation stage; (c) SA during a flood event; (d) SA at regular intervals; and (e) SA during a change or modification phase. The results of the sustainability assessment at the first two stages of the flood mitigation project suggest how the sustainability index (SI) could be used to choose the best design options. Also, the study presents how the achievement toward sustainability of the finally constructed project could be compared with the planned project using the SI score. Sustainability assessment at Stages 3–5, carried out with possible scenarios, demonstrates that the project's sustainability could be hindered by the growing number of vulnerable population and property development in the floodplain without an upgrade of the project. The findings suggest the applicability of the SA framework for better decision‐making for sustainable flood risk management

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A Framework for Sustainability Assessment of Flood Mitigation Projects

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Lecture capture use in engineering education: Influence of students’ social and behavioral factors and teachers’ perceptions

This paper discusses the influence of students’ social and behavioral features on lecture capture use in the learning of engineering courses, as well as teachers’ perceptions of pedagogical changes and students’ performance. Results show that the students’ perceptions about lecture capture are highly positive in terms of improving learning and academic performance. With respect to behavioral factors like attention deficit, the study suggests that a significant number of students having difficulties in maintaining attention during lectures and rely on lecture capture for further understanding. With respect to social factors, variation in the use of lecture capture has also been observed between native and non‐native English speaking students, and in students with different levels of past experience in using lecture capture. Lecturers of these engineering courses have expressed optimism about using lecture capture, and have raised concerns about restrictive teaching styles, and the requirement for technological improvements and adequate training

A Framework for Sustainability Assessment of Flood Mitigation Projects

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Sustainability assessment of flood mitigation projects: An innovative decision support framework

Sustainability assessment methods have been emerging around the world, mostly for national or regional level plans, but very few are related to flood mitigation projects. This article proposes a new innovative decision support framework for sustainability assessment (SA) of flood mitigation projects throughout the project life cycle, focusing on two main aspects: sustained flood mitigation by the project, and enabling of sustainable development of the floodplain. This study has employed a review of the life cycle of flood mitigation projects, a review of sustainability assessment methodologies, consultations with experts and case studies involving two flood mitigation projects in Australia. Conforming to the project life cycle, the decision support framework is developed incorporating five stages: 1) contextualizing the project with regard to floodplain sustainability, 2) SA during planning and implementation for integrating sustainability issues in the project, 3) SA during a flood event to assess the sustainability performance of the project 4) SA at periodic intervals, and 5) SA at the stage of modification or changing to a new project. The framework has adopted a multi-criteria analysis (MCA) approach using sustainability criteria and indicators to determine the sustainability index for the project. This paper describes the process of selecting indicators, defining the weightages and scores for indicators, and determines a sustainability index for various stages of the project. This framework will enhance decision making for sustainability of flood mitigation projects. Adapting this framework to projects in other development sectors is also envisaged