Improving Flood Management, Prediction and Monitoring

This volume presents chapters highlighting the methodologies and tools developed to improve flood management and flood risk reduction.

About the author

Zulkifli Yusop is a Professor of Environmental Hydrology and Dean of Sustainable Resources Research Alliance at UTM, Malaysia. He has strong national and international linkages with the Malaysian International Hydrological Program, Malaysian Water Association, International Water Association, European Union (EU) and others through research and consultancy services. Azmi Aris is a Professor of Environmental Engineering and the Director of Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), UTM. He specializes in water pollution control. He works closely with government and private agencies for the protection of the water environment and sustainable management of water resources. Nor Eliza Alias is a Senior Lecturer in School of Civil Engineering and a research fellow of the Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), UTM. She is involved in national and international research and consultancies projects related to extreme rainfall events, flood, disaster management and climate change. Kogila Vani Annammala is a Senior Lecturer in School of Civil Engineering and a research fellow of the Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), UTM. Her research focuses on erosion and sediment sources and transport using natural and artificial sediment properties in exploring catchment response to disturbances. William L. Waugh, Jr., PhD, is Professor Emeritus in Public Management and Policy at Georgia State University. His books include Living with Hazards, Dealing with Disasters (2000), Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Government, 2nd Edition (2007), and Recovering from Catastrophic Disaster in Asia (2017).

Summary

This volume presents chapters highlighting the methodologies and tools developed to improve flood management and flood risk reduction.

Product details

• Assisted by: Nor Eliza Alias (Editor), Nor Eliza (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Alias (Editor), Kogila Vani Annammala (Editor), Kogila Vani (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Annammala (Editor), Azmi Aris (Editor), Azmi (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Aris (Editor), Jr. Waugh (Editor), Professor William L. Waugh (Editor), William L. Waugh (Editor), William L. (Georgia State University Waugh (Editor), Zulkifli Yusop (Editor), Zulkifli (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Yusop (Editor)
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781787565524
• ISBN: 978-1-78756-552-4
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 403 g
• Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management; Community, Environment and Dis; Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management; Community, Environment and Dis
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science