This new handbook brings together various views and experiences of the impacts of flooding and its management in Africa, Asia and Latin America by drawing from traditional and modern approaches adopted by communities, homeowners, academics, project...Loe edasi...
An Observer book to look out for in 2026 A New Scientist pick for 2026 The Surge is a timely, gripping account of humanitys battle against rising waters and the urgent choi...Loe edasi...
This book features a collection of sections that examine the latest strategies and technologies for reducing flood risk. The book explores a range of topics, including flood risk assessment, flood forecasting and early warning, floodplain management...Loe edasi...
Natural phenomena in mountains such as debris-flows and torrent floods put people and infrastructures at risk with dramatic consequences because of the intensity and suddenness of their floods. In this context, measures and emergency evacuation ar...Loe edasi...
This book tackles the question of how we can manage flood-related disaster risks, such as from typhoons, monsoons, and torrential rain, which have been intensified by climate change and have generated unprecedented floods, landslides and debris fl...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Oct-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031632716)
This book provides a new and different perspective on human geography as an umbrella understanding of the social science of disaster management, but it is simple to understand, where disaster-affected communities anywhere, for example in this stud...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Sep-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031503641)
This book provides important new and actionable tools for diverse cities and communities facing climate disasters to engage in risk assessment and green recovery. The on the ground perspective from case studies across the global south ensures a cult...Loe edasi...
Floods are difficult to prevent but can be managed in order to reduce their environmental, social, cultural, and economic impacts. Flooding poses a serious threat to life and property, and therefore it’s very important that flood risks be taken in...Loe edasi...
This book argues that the substantial life and property loss caused by urban flooding might not be a pure result of a vulnerable physical environment-social factors, especially the individual attributes and capacities, could have pivotal roles to...Loe edasi...
Flooding is an increasingly significant environmental hazard, as a result of land use change, climate change and other factors. But how can communities develop greater resilience to combat future flood risk? This book provides an accessible synthe...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 20-Sep-2023, Hardback, Kirjastus: Routledge India, ISBN-13: 9781032495675)
The disastrous effects of floods in urban areas of various Indian cities have been increasing in severity and extent over the past decade. This book explores flood disasters, their impact in the world and the Indian context, assessing vulnerability...Loe edasi...
This book offers a historical assessment of Jakarta’s water management practices from the colonial era through the to Jakarta’s emergence as a sprawling megacity. It will be a useful reference to those who research on topics such as urbanization i...Loe edasi...
This book is composed of eight chapters, introducing the authors’ research and application achievements in the hazard-causing system and disaster evaluation of water and mud inrush in tunnels over the past 10 years. Through a large number of case...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-May-2023, Hardback, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807178546)
In Draining New Orleans, the first full-length book devoted to “the world’s toughest drainage problem,” renowned geographer Richard Campanella recounts the epic challenges and ingenious efforts to dewater the Crescent City. With forays into...Loe edasi...
This new Handbook brings together various views and experiences of the impacts of flooding and its management in Africa, Asia and Latin America by drawing from traditional and modern approaches adopted by communities, homeowners, academics, projec...Loe edasi...
South Florida continues to attract new residents despite its susceptibility to sea-level rise. This book explores the views of real estate agent with respect to how prospective homebuyers assess the risk of flooding. It reports on their observatio...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Oct-2022, Hardback, Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc, ISBN-13: 9781118590195)
This book focuses on novel stormwater control measures (SCMs) and related technologies for the reductions of detrimental impacts from urban stormwater. Many of these SCMs are nature-based and are considered as part of a green infrastructure...Loe edasi...
This book tackles the question of how we can manage flood-related hazards, such as typhoons and torrential rain, which have been intensified by climate change and have generated unprecedented floods, landslides and debris flows worldwide. It present...Loe edasi...
This book assesses and illustrates innovative and practical world-wide measures for combating sea level rise from the profession of landscape architecture. The work explores how the appropriate mixture of integrated, multi-scalar flood protection...Loe edasi...
This book assesses and illustrates innovative and practical world-wide measures for combating sea level rise from the profession of landscape architecture. The work explores how the appropriate mixture of integrated, multi-scalar flood protection me...Loe edasi...
Coastal Flood Risk Reduction: The Netherlands and the US Upper Texas Coast represents the culmination of a 5-year international research and education partnership funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and more than 10 years of collabo...Loe edasi...
Written by experts from around the world, this book examines flooding in various climates and landscapes, taking into account environmental, ecological, hydrological, and geomorphic factors, and considers urban, agriculture, rangeland, forest, coa...Loe edasi...
South Florida continues to attract new residents despite its susceptibility to sea-level rise. This book explores the views of real estate agent with respect to how prospective homebuyers assess the risk of flooding. It reports on their observatio...Loe edasi...
Like so many of the coastal cities in Southeast Asia (and other regions) established during European colonialism, there has been an ongoing challenge for decades dealing with the growing frequency and intensity of flooding. Jakartas flood problems...Loe edasi...
Highlights the need for a change of paradigm in current flood management practices, one that acknowledges the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary benefits brought by public space design. It aims to challenge engineers, architects or urban planners...Loe edasi...
This book provides an overview of flood and drought in the Lower Mekong Basin, reviews the characteristics of flood and drought, and details structural and non-structural measures for flood and drought mitigation employed in the basin countries, a...Loe edasi...
This book presents state-of-the-art, essential methods and tools for flood risk assessment and management. The costs of damage caused by extreme weather events, among which floods are a major category, are rapidly rising, both globally and...Loe edasi...
Words Whispered in Water is a rare story about how a tiny woman prevailed against a mammoth federal agency and won. When steel flood-walls built with inherent engineering mistakes broke in New Orleans, the responsible party, the Army Corp...Loe edasi...
This book focuses on water pollution, water management and water structures. Presenting contributions on water quality and quantity issues from the engineering point of view, it discusses a variety of issues, from storm water management in...Loe edasi...
This new handbook brings together various views and experiences of the impacts of flooding and its management in Africa, Asia and Latin America by drawing from traditional and modern approaches adopted by communities, homeowners, academics, project...Loe edasi...
An Observer book to look out for in 2026 A New Scientist pick for 2026 The Surge is a timely, gripping account of humanitys battle against rising waters and the urgent choi...Loe edasi...
This book features a collection of sections that examine the latest strategies and technologies for reducing flood risk. The book explores a range of topics, including flood risk assessment, flood forecasting and early warning, floodplain management...Loe edasi...
Words Whispered in Water is a rare story about how a tiny woman prevailed against a mammoth federal agency and won. When steel flood-walls built with inherent engineering mistakes broke in New Orleans, the responsible party, the Army Corp...Loe edasi...
Words Whispered in Water is a rare story about how a tiny woman prevailed against a mammoth federal agency and won. When steel flood-walls built with inherent engineering mistakes broke in New Orleans, the responsible party, the Army Corp...Loe edasi...
Integrated Flood Risk Management (IFRM) is a global approach to addressing the increasing threat of flooding, combining structural and non-structural measures to reduce risks. This strategy involves the integration of advanced engineering solutions,...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Jan-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: American Society of Civil Engineers, ISBN-13: 9780784416259)
Flood Resistant Design and Construction, ASCE/SEI 24-24, provides minimum requirements for flood resistant design and construction of structures in flood hazard areas that are subject to building code requirements or floodplain management r...Loe edasi...
Natural phenomena in mountains such as debris-flows and torrent floods put people and infrastructures at risk with dramatic consequences because of the intensity and suddenness of their floods. In this context, measures and emergency evacuation ar...Loe edasi...
This book tackles the question of how we can manage flood-related disaster risks, such as from typhoons, monsoons, and torrential rain, which have been intensified by climate change and have generated unprecedented floods, landslides and debris fl...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Oct-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: J Ross Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781604272048)
Existing urban drainage infrastructure is heavily reliant on current guidelines that govern how infrastructure systems are designed to withstand the potential risk of flooding. However, climate change and an increase in the frequency and intensity of...Loe edasi...
Water Supply and Distribution Systems, Second edition is a comprehensive introduction to the topic of how water is delivered to homes and businesses throughout the world. It covers fundamental concepts and exploring the latest ideas of go...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Oct-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031632716)
This book provides a new and different perspective on human geography as an umbrella understanding of the social science of disaster management, but it is simple to understand, where disaster-affected communities anywhere, for example in this stud...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Sep-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031503641)
This book provides important new and actionable tools for diverse cities and communities facing climate disasters to engage in risk assessment and green recovery. The on the ground perspective from case studies across the global south ensures a cult...Loe edasi...
Floods are difficult to prevent but can be managed in order to reduce their environmental, social, cultural, and economic impacts. Flooding poses a serious threat to life and property, and therefore it’s very important that flood risks be taken in...Loe edasi...
Jessica Lamond, David Proverbs, Namrata Bhattacharya Mis
Sari: Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Apr-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781839102974)
Pushing the boundaries of flood risk management research, this comprehensive Research Handbook presents pragmatic insights into all areas relating to flood risk. Through its use of dynamic and people-centred paradigms, it explores urban flood managem...Loe edasi...
This book argues that the substantial life and property loss caused by urban flooding might not be a pure result of a vulnerable physical environment-social factors, especially the individual attributes and capacities, could have pivotal roles to...Loe edasi...
Flooding is an increasingly significant environmental hazard, as a result of land use change, climate change and other factors. But how can communities develop greater resilience to combat future flood risk? This book provides an accessible synthe...Loe edasi...
