Urban Flood Management - Introduction 1st International Expert Meeting on Urban Flood

Informationen zum Autor Chris Zevenbergen, Andras Szollosi-Nagy Zusammenfassung With growing concern about the increasing amount of urban flooding and ever-more devastating effects, this book details not only established flood prevention strategies but also new approaches to prediction and resilience. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Andras Szöllösi-Nagy & Chris Zevenbergen 2. Land use & urban floods in developing countries Carlos Tucci & Adolfo Villanueva 3. Cities, lakes and floods: the case of the Green Hyderabad Project, India Joep Verhagen 4. Co-operation within Europe on flood management and spatial planning Roelof Moll 5. Spatial measures and instruments for flood risk reduction in selected EU countries – a quick scan Willem Oosterberg & Jasper Fiselier 6. Risk perceptance and preparedness and flood insurance Paul Baan 7. The role of private insurance companies in managing flood risks in the UK and Europe David Crichton 8. New strategies of damage reduction in urban areas proned to flood Erik Pasche & Timm Ruben Geissler 9. Flood resilience in the built environment: damage and repair S tephen Garvin 10. California climate change: hydrologic response, and flood forecasting Norman Miller Conclusions A ndras Szöllösi-Nagy & Chris Zevenbergen

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• Authors: Andras Szollosi-Nagy, Andras Zevenbergen Szollosi-Nagy, Chris Zevenbergen, Zevenbergen Chris
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2004
• EAN: 9780415359986
• ISBN: 978-0-415-35998-6
• No. of pages: 164
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, Social impact of disasters, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)