Flood risk science and management
"Acceptance of the reality of climate change has introduced a further shift in flood studies and the management of flood risk. Until recently, assessment of flood hazards depended on statistical manipulation of historical records and the current pattern of land-use and economic activity in the...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
Wiley-Blackwell ,
c2011
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Land use and flooding
- 3. Flood forecasting and warning
- 4. Flood modelling and mitigation
- 5. Systems modelling and uncertainty handling
- 6. Policy and planning
- 7. Case studies