TCAR - Typhoon Committee

Fig. 13. Establishment of user-tailored vegetated areas
Fig. 14. Real-time pumping station control graph
Although the ‘Urban Flood Disaster Management
Research’ already brought about the development
of various techniques and strategies during the
5 years (2003-2008) of its implementation, the
project is still relevant. Efforts are under way to
implement the outcomes developed as part of
this project for practical use. The outcomes are
used to create a system for hydrological and
hydraulic analysis of urban flooding and urban
flood forecasting that takes into account structural
and nonstructural measures. The project is
expected to help establish comprehensive flood
control measures for urban river basins and an
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CHAPTER 1 - TYPHOON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Fig. 15. Urban basin rainfall forecasting model (left: Precipitation calculation with radar;
right: Application to urban areas)
urban flood defense system, which in turn will
help reduce casualties and economic loss, and
eventually establish the ‘Flood-free City’ project
in each Member country in the region
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Four Major Rivers Restoration Project
The ‘Four Major Rivers Restoration Project’ is
currently one of the Korean government’s key
agenda items. The fundamental objective of the
project is to prepare more efficient measures to
respond to floods and droughts caused by climate
change. The project will help produce more
secure river spaces with diverse usages through
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