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Floodplain Management outlines a new paradigm for flood management, one that emphasizes cost-effective, long-term success by integrating physical, chemical, and biological systems with societal capabilities. It describes our present flood management practices, which are often based on dam or levee projects that do not incorporate the latest understandings about river processes. And it suggests that a better solution is to work with the natural tendencies of the river: retreat from the floodplain by preventing future development (and sometimes even removing existing structures); accommodate the effects of floodwaters with building practices; and protect assets with nonstructural measures if possible--and with large structural projects only if absolutely necessary.

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Floods --- Floodplain management --- Land use

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Is it really true that deforestation and the land use practices of the Himalayan farmers are to blame for the recurring and devastating monsoon floods in the plains of the Ganga and Brahmaputra? The validity of this paradigm has been increasingly questioned. This book presents new evidence resulting from a research project on floods in Bangladesh in the context of highland-lowland linkages. Massive floods have occurred regularly before man's impact on the large river basins began. There is no statistical evidence that the frequency of flooding in Bangladesh has increased during the 20th cen

Floods --- Floodplain management --- Flood plain management --- Management of flood plains --- Management of floodplains --- Floodplains --- Watershed management

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A floodplain is a flat, or nearly flat, land that is adjacent to a stream or river which experiences occasional flooding (a naturally occurring process), and those who live near rivers and floodplains are especially interested in them. Historically, floodplains have been used for waste disposal, supplies, power generation, transport and food. In this book, the student or professional will find information about some floodplains around the world and their main problems, as well as some techniques used to study them. This book is divided into nine chapters, and each one aims to show some relevan

Floodplain management. --- Floodplains. --- Flood plains --- River flood plains --- River floodplains --- Valleys --- Flood plain management --- Management of flood plains --- Management of floodplains --- Floodplains --- Watershed management

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Addresses the need for an improved understanding of the biota of Australian freshwater wetlands.

Floodplain management --- Wetland management --- Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.) --- Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) --- Environmental aspects.