Floods

Buch | Hardcover

336 Seiten

2000
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-17238-7 (ISBN)

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Floods presents the most comprehensive collection to date of new research on the topic. An extensive range of case studies covering major floods and prone regions across the globe are included.

Floods occur in most parts of the world and range from being welcomed annual occurrences, to natural disasters which have countless physical and societal impacts.
Floods presents the most comprehensive collection to date of new research, providing a rich body of theory and experience and drawing together contributions from over fifty leading international researchers in the field. An extensive range of case-studies covering major floods and regions prone to flooding worldwide are included.

Dennis J. Parker

Part I. Introduction
Part II. Flooding as a human problem
Part III. Measuring and evaluating the impacts of floods
Part IV. Strategies for addressing flood hazards and disasters
Part V. Reducing vulnerability by managing residual risk through preparedness, warnings and insurance
Part VI. Reducing exposure and vulnerability through regulation and other social processes
Part VII. Examining the physical basis of flooding
Part VIII. Enhancing the predictability of floods
Part IX. Lessons, directions and future challenges

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.9.2000
Zusatzinfo	110 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	780 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	0-415-17238-1 / 0415172381
ISBN-13	978-0-415-17238-7 / 9780415172387
Zustand	Neuware