Managing Flood Risk Innovative Approaches from Big Floodplain Rivers and Urban Streams /

The past half century has seen an evolution in thinking from 'flood control' to 'flood risk management', recognizing that risk results from both hazard and vulnerability. Rather than rely only on engineering structures to reduce flood magnitude or extent, recent policies emphasiz...

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Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydanie:1st ed. 2018.
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Environmental geography.
Environmental sociology.
Environmental management.
Geomorphology.
Hydrology.
ISBN:9783319716732
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Obsah:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I Big River Basins
  • 2. Managing Floods in Large River Basins in the US: The Mississippi River
  • 3. Managing Floods in Large River Basins in the US: The Sacramento River
  • 4. Managing Floods in Large River Basins in Europe: The Rhine River
  • Part II Urban Streams
  • 5. Managing Floods in Mediterranean-Climate Urban Catchments: Experiences in the San Francisco Bay Area (California, US) and the Tagus Estuary (Portugal)
  • 6. Managing Floods in Urban Catchments: Experiences in Denver Area (Colorado, US) and Geneva (Switzerland)
  • 7. Conclusion .-.

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