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Floods / edited by Dennis J. Parker.
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English
Published/Created
London : Routledge, c2000.
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2 v. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
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GB1399 .P37 2000
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Routledge hazards and disasters series.
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Summary note
A comprehensive collection of new research. An extensive range of case studies covering major floods and regions prone to flooding worldwide.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
Contents
pt. 1. INTRODUCTION: Introduction to floods and flood management. pt. 2. FLOODING AS A HUMAN PROBLEM: Vulnerability analysis and disasters / T. Cannon
The political economy of riverine and coastal floods in south India / P. Winchester
Flood hazard vulnerabilities and coping strategies of residents of urban poor settlements in metro Manila, The Philippines / D.B. Zoleta-Nantes
From 'acts of God' to 'water wars': the urgent analytical and policy role of political ecology in mitigating losses from flood: a view of South Africa from Central America / B. Wisner
Flood hazard vulnerability and flood disasters in Bangladesh / H. Brammer
The generation of flood hazards and disasters by urban development of floodplains / B.E. Montz. pt. 3. MEASURING AND EVALUATING THE IMPACTS OF FLOODS: Flood impacts on society: damaging floods as a framework for assessment / R.A. Pielke, Jr
Micro- and macro-level impacts of floods in Bangladesh / K.M.N. Islam
The health effects of floods: the Easter 1998 floods in England / S.M. Tapsell and S.M. Tunstall
Floods in Africa: vulnerability, impacts and mitigation / D.J. Parker and P.M. Thompson
The ecological role and impact of floods / T. Hillman
Enhanced appraisal of flood alleviation benefits: new approaches and lessons from experience / E.C. Penning-Rowsell and C.H. Green. pt. 4. STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING FLOOD HAZARDS AND DISASTERS: Floodplain management: historic trends and options for the future / M.-F. Myers and E. Passerini
Floodplain management: problems, issues and opportunities / D.I. Smith
Reducing flood loss potential by flood-proofing in the USA / S. Laska and F. Wetmore
Has Venice crossed the Rubicon? / E.C. Penning-Rowsell
The record 1993 Mississippi River flood: a defining event for flood mitigation policy in the United States / S.A. Changnon
Controversies surrounding the Bangladesh flood action plan / H. Brammmer
Shortcomings of flood embankment strategies in Bangladesh / P.M. Thompson and P. Sultana.
pt. 5. REDUCING VULNERABILITY BY MANAGING RESIDUAL RISK THROUGH PREPAREDNESS, WARNINGS AND INSURANCE: Flood emergency management in developed countries: the experience of 1993, 1995 and 1997 in Europe / U. Rosenthal and M.J. Bezuyen
Flood evacuation during the floods of 1995 in the Netherlands / M.J. van Duin and M.J. Bezuyen
The social factors that constrain human responses to flood warnings / T.E. Drabek
Flash floods: warning and mitigation efforts and prospects / E. Gruntfest and A. Ripps
Early warning for flood hazards: lessons learned / J.F. Elliott and B.J. Stewart
Flood disasters and population displacement: the case of Ormoc City, The Philippines / N. Mahmud
Flood insurance / N. Arnell. pt. 6. REDUCING EXPOSURE AND VULNERABILITY THROUGH REGULATION AND OTHER SOCIAL PROCESSES: Land-use planning for flood hazard reduction: the United States experience / R.J. Burby
Reducing flood hazard exposure and vulnerability in peninsular Malaysia / N.W. Chan
Integrated flood risk management in the Rio de la plata basin within Argentina / P.H. von Lany et al.
Reducing vulnerability to flood disasters in Bangladesh: compatibility of floodplain residents' preferences for flood alleviation measures with indigenous adjustments to floods / H. Rasid
Participatory planning for flood mitigation: models and approaches / M. Fordham
Searching for symbolic mitigation: media coverage of two floods / L. Wilkins. pt. 7. EXAMINING THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF FLOODING: The physical causes and characteristics of floods / J.A.A. Jones
Human modification of flood-producing processes: the evidence from catchment studies / J.A.A. Jones
Climate change, severe storms and sea level: implications for the coast / R.A. Warrick et al.
An analysis of the flood implications of the ipcc second assessment global sea-level rise scenarios / K.J. Nicholls
Floods caused by dam failure / W.J. Graham. pt. 8. ENHANCING THE PREDICTABILITY OF FLOODS: The state of the art of flood prediction / I. Cordery and D.H. Pilgrim
Causes, characteristics and predictability of floods in regions with cold climates / A. Snorrason, H. Bjornsson and H. Johannesson
Mud floods and their prediction in the caucasus and central Asia / Ts. E. Mirtskhoulava
Characteristics, causes and predictability of Tsunamis / K. Satake
Quantitative precipitation forecasting and hydrometeorological warnings in the mediterranean region / L.G. Lanza and P. La Barbera. pt. 9. LESSONS, DIRECTIONS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES: Floods in a south Asian context: critical reflections on the international decade and local community participation in flood disaster reduction / N.K. Jain
Flood risk reduction in developing countries: an African perspective / W.J.R. Alexander
Lessons for flood hazard and disaster management from the international decade
and future challenges / G.F. White
Flood hazard and sustainable development / J.W. Handmer
Managing flood hazards and disasters: international lessons, directions and future challenges / D.J. Parker.
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ISBN
0415172381 (2-vol. set)
0415227437 (v. 1)
0415227445 (v. 2)
OCLC
46334694
RCP
H - S
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