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Flood control. --- Flood damage prevention.

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The Committee Firenze 2016, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the tragic 1966 flood, invited six engineers and scientists to form an International Technical Scientific Committee (ITSC) to assess the current status of flood protection for the city of Florence and identify steps to reduce the risk of flooding facing the city. In this final Report, ITSC concludes that Florence remains at risk to significant flooding and this risk grows each day. It is not a question of whether a flood of the magnitude of 1966 or greater will occur, but when. In fact, the level of protection that exists in Florence now is not on a level appropriate to the citizens and treasures that rest within the city. If, under current conditions, a 1966-like flood occurred, the consequences to human lives, treasures, properties and community infrastructure could be much more catastrophic than they were in 1966.

Flood control. --- Flood damage prevention. --- Italy

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This book discusses flood risk knowledge tools and the efforts of international institutions to prioritize risk reduction, disaster costs, potential flood zone development, prevention, existing policies, and mitigation tools such as: the construction of protective structures, the reduction of vulnerability, land use planning, the improvement of crisis management, etc. Also discusses adaptation through post-flood reconstruction and integrating disaster risk reduction measures.

Geology. Earth sciences --- Flood control. --- Flood damage prevention. --- Floods --- Risk management. --- Flood forecasting. --- Risk assessment.

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This important study focuses on the way in which structures and materials can be best designed to absorb kinetic energy in a controllable and predictable manner. Understanding of energy absorption of structures and materials is important in calculating the damage to structures caused by accidental collision, assessing the residual strength of structures after initial damage and in designing packaging to protect its contents in the event of impact. Whilst a great deal of recent research has taken place into the energy absorption behaviour of structures and materials and significant progress has been made, this knowledge is diffuse and widely scattered. This book offers a synthesis of the most recent developments and forms a detailed and comprehensive view of the area. It is an essential reference for all engineers concerned with materials engineering in relation to the theory of plasticity, structural mechanics and impact dynamics.

Strength of materials. --- Structural dynamics. --- Engineering --- Automobile and Transportation --- Buildings --- Building damage prevention --- Building protection --- Protection of buildings --- Building failures --- Building dynamics --- Dynamics, Structural --- Structural vibration --- Strains and stresses --- Structural analysis (Engineering) --- Architectural engineering --- Engineering, Architectural --- Materials, Strength of --- Resistance of materials --- Building materials --- Flexure --- Mechanics --- Testing --- Elasticity --- Graphic statics --- Protection. --- Damage prevention --- Impact

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Hurricane protection --- Flood control --- Flood damage prevention --- Flood hazard mitigation --- Flood proofing --- Flood protection --- Floodproofing --- City planning --- Floods --- Hazard mitigation --- Flood prevention --- Prevention of floods --- Rivers --- Forest influences --- Hurricane control --- Hurricane rehabilitation, Long-range --- Hurricanes --- Regional planning --- Prevention --- Regulation