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Transboundary Floods: Reducing Risks Through Flood Management
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ISBN: 9781402049026 1402049005 9781402049002 1402049013 9786610625338 1280625333 1402049021 Year: 2006 Volume: v. 72 Publisher: Dordrecht Springer

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Flood damages are increasing as a result of frequent occurrence of large floods in many parts of the world, existing and continuing encroachment of development onto flood plains and aging flood protection structures. Under such circumstances, there is an ongoing search for better ways of protecting human life, land, property and the environment by improved flood management. Many flood management measures have been practiced in various jurisdictions, including living with floods, non-structural measures (e.g., regulations, flood defence by flood forecasting and warning, evacuations, and flood insurance), and structural measures (e.g., land drainage modifications, reservoirs, dykes and polders). Such flood management is difficult in river basins controlled by a single authority, and becomes even more challenging when dealing with transboundary floods, which may originate in one country or jurisdiction and then propagate downstream to another country, or jurisdiction. Under such circumstances, the demands on communications, information and data sharing, compatibility of forecasting methodologies, and close collaboration in all aspects of flood management are particularly strong and important. These issues are addressed in the edited proceedings of this NATO Advanced Research Workshop.

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milieutechnologie --- Computer. Automation --- informatica --- milieubeleid --- Geodesy. Cartography --- Physical geography --- geologie --- fysische geografie --- fotogrammetrie --- Geology. Earth sciences --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Flood control --- Floodplain management --- Inondations --- Plaines inondables --- Congresses. --- Congresses --- Maîtrise --- Congrès --- Gestion --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVECOLO LIVTERRE SPRINGER-B --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Physical geography. --- Environmental management. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Physical Geography. --- Environmental Management. --- Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. --- Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Geography --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Engineering --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering—Geology. --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Environmental monitoring. --- Remote sensing. --- Remote-sensing imagery --- Remote sensing systems --- Remote terrain sensing --- Sensing, Remote --- Terrain sensing, Remote --- Aerial photogrammetry --- Aerospace telemetry --- Detectors --- Space optics --- Biomonitoring (Ecology) --- Ecological monitoring --- Environmental quality --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Pollution --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Flow of water --- Water --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Measurement --- Monitoring --- Details --- Geology --- Flow --- Distribution

Flood Risk Management: Hazards, Vulnerability and Mitigation Measures
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ISBN: 9781402045981 1402045964 9781402045967 1402045972 9786611070038 1281070033 1402045980 Year: 2006 Publisher: Dordrecht Springer

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Floods are of increasing public concern world-wide due to increasing damages and unacceptably high numbers of injuries. Previous approaches of flood protection led to limited success especially during recent extreme events. Therefore, an integrated flood risk management is required which takes into consideration both the hydrometeorogical and the societal processes. Moreover, real effects of risk mitigation measures have to be critically assessed. The book draws a comprehensive picture of all these aspects and their interrelations. It furthermore provides a lot of detail on earth observation, flood hazard modelling, climate change, flood forecasting, modelling vulnerability, mitigation measures and the various dimensions of management strategies. In addition to local and regional results of science, engineering and social science investigations on modelling and management, transboundary co-operation of large river catchments are of interest. Based on this, the book is a valuable source of the state of the art in flood risk management but also covers future demands for research and practice in terms of flood issues.

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milieutechnologie --- ruimtelijke ordening --- simulaties --- vormgeving --- Water supply. Water treatment. Water pollution --- milieubeleid --- Geodesy. Cartography --- Environmental planning --- Artificial intelligence. Robotics. Simulation. Graphics --- waterverontreiniging --- fotogrammetrie --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Flood damage prevention --- Floodplain management --- Risk assessment --- Dommages causés par les inondations --- Plaines inondables --- Evaluation du risque --- Congresses --- Congresses. --- Prévention --- Congrès --- Gestion --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVECOLO LIVTERRE SPRINGER-B --- Meteorology. Climatology --- Hydrobiology --- General ecology and biosociology --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Business. --- Environmental pollution. --- Environmental management. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Business and Management, general. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management. --- Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. --- Environmental Management. --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Trade --- Economics --- Commerce --- Industrial management --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Engineering --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Environmental aspects --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering—Geology. --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Management science. --- Water pollution. --- Environmental monitoring. --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Biomonitoring (Ecology) --- Ecological monitoring --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Applied ecology --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Quantitative business analysis --- Problem solving --- Operations research --- Statistical decision --- Flow of water --- Water --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Details --- Geology --- Measurement --- Monitoring --- Flow --- Distribution --- Flood control --- Flood forecasting

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