Journal article
A web-based decision support system for collaborative mitigation of multiple water-related hazards using serious gaming
Journal of environmental management, Vol.255(1), pp.109887-109887
02/01/2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109887
PMID: 31785462
Abstract
The paper presents a web-based application developed as a medium for executing a serious game to enhance multi-jurisdictional collaborative planning and decision making for mitigation of multiple hazards related to water (i.e., floods, soil erosions, water quality). The gaming application is integrated into the Iowa Watershed Decision Support System (IoWaDSS) designed to serve as a comprehensive multi-sectoral data repository along with the simulation results of process modeling to educate and inform communities on the status of their watersheds during extreme conditions. The interactive serious gaming application was devised to encourage public engagement, facilitate communication and positive relationship between watershed communities, and make the decision process more attractive and transparent for the stakeholders. The web environment offers easily-accessible, user-friendly interfaces that match the skills and knowledge level of a non-technical user. Developed with adaptive design and flexible architecture, the gaming application is generalizable and extendable to support hazard mitigation in other watersheds.\n•A participatory web-based serious gaming application is developed for multi-hazard mitigation.•The gaming application integrates a variety of multi-domain data and models in the watershed.•Serious gaming approach supports community engagement in the watershed planning process.•The application is developed with adaptive and modular designs using open-source technology.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A web-based decision support system for collaborative mitigation of multiple water-related hazards using serious gaming
- Creators
- Haowen Xu - Computational Urban Sciences Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United StatesMary Windsor - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, United StatesMarian Muste - IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa, United StatesIbrahim Demir - IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of environmental management, Vol.255(1), pp.109887-109887
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109887
- PMID
- 31785462
- NLM abbreviation
- J Environ Manage
- ISSN
- 0301-4797
- eISSN
- 1095-8630
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100006752, name: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; IIHR--Hydroscience and Engineering; Injury Prevention Research Center; Geographical and Sustainability Sciences; Mechanical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984066108402771
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