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Ruling Big Data Use in Urban Flood Risk Mitigation
Authors:
Antje Witting ,
Dep. Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, 78434 Konstanz
Deborah Kallee
Dep. Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, 78434 Konstanz
Abstract
This article explores the link between jointly agreed rules and the use of ‘big data’ in the action arena sustainably managing flood hazards in the Denver Metropolitan Area (U.S. State of Colorado) since 1969 - a case that has attracted attention in the past being frequently used as a model to develop similar action arenas in urban areas worldwide. The analysis focuses in particular on the influence of financial reporting rules on the use of ‘big data’ to inform capital investment decisions in the months after the catastrophic 2013 Colorado flood which highlighted the weaknesses of the existing drainage system.
How to Cite:
Witting, A., & Kallee, D. (2015). Ruling Big Data Use in Urban Flood Risk Mitigation. Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences, 6(1), 11–22. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ssas.77
Published on
31 Dec 2015.
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