TY - BOOK ID - 61147084 TI - Improving flood management, prediction and monitoring AU - Yusop, Zulkifli AU - Aris, Azmi AU - Alias, Nor Eliza AU - Annammala, Kogila Vani AU - Waugh, William L PY - 2019 SN - 178756553X 1787565513 1787565521 1787565548 9781787565517 9781787565524 PB - Bingley DB - UniCat KW - Flood control KW - Flood forecasting KW - Floods KW - Hydrological forecasting KW - Flood prevention KW - Flood protection KW - Prevention of floods KW - Rivers KW - Forest influences KW - Forecasting KW - Prevention KW - Regulation KW - Science KW - Technology, engineering, agriculture. KW - Environmental Science. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61147084 AB - Flood risk management requires a multi-disciplinary approach with experts from the fields of health, town planning, civil engineering, computer science and mathematical statistics. This volume presents chapters highlighting the methodologies and tools developed to improve flood management and flood risk reduction. Chapters in this important volume consider research on Emerging economies and developing countries and the case studies are focused in Malaysia, China and South-East Asia. The book presents key research from areas of the globe where flood management has not traditionally been studied but where the effects of climate change and natural disasters present huge challenges for societies in the region. This volume, edited by leaders in the field of disaster management, would of be particular interest to students, researchers and policy specialists involved with examining flood related risk reduction methods and systems for key decision makers. ER -