Urban Flood Management: Introduction - 1st International Expert Meeting on Urban Flood Management - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415359988 ISBN 13 : 9780415359986

Editeur : CRC Press, 2004

Synopsis

Over the last decades the world has witnessed a growing number of floods in urban areas. Climate change and rapid urbanization will exacerbate this trend. Flooding incidents in urbanized catchments and low-lying areas, such as polders, can lead to great public concern and anxiety, and their economical impact is severe. Apart from well-known flood prevention strategies, new approaches to the accommodation of floods are needed to create robust and sustainable solutions that enable us to cope with the ever-increasing urban pressure on flood-prone areas and the uncertainties created by climate change. Urban Flood Management comprises a multidisciplinary survey of recent developments in this field. Subjects like spatial and urban planning, flood insurance, flood resilience, flood proofing techniques, risk perception and preparedness and flood forecasting are treated by authorities from Brazil, India, the USA and Europe. Urban Flood Management will provide anyone active in the fields of water, risk and urban management with the latest information and insights that were obtained with a global and multidisciplinary approach.

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À propos de l'auteur

Chris Zevenbergen, Andras Szollosi-Nagy

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415359988
• ISBN 13: 9780415359986
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 164
• Éditeur: Zevenbergen Chris, Szollosi-Nagy Andras
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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