Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response, v. 3 (Hardcover)

Flooding claims many lives worldwide each year. In addition, many more lives are affected by homelessness, disease and crop failures as a result of floods' destructiveness. The number of recent flood events coupled with climate change predictions and urban development, suggest that these statistics are likely to worsen in the future. Flooding in populated areas can cause substantial property damage as well as threaten human life. Apart from the obvious physical damage to buildings, contents and loss of life, there other more indirect losses that are often overlooked. These intangible impacts are generally associated with disruption to normal life as well as longer term health issues, including stress-related illness. The conference papers cover the following topics: Flood Risk Management; Flood Risk Vulnerability; Emergency Preparedness and Response; Flood Forecasting; Flood Case Studies; Responses to Reduce Vulnerability to Flooding.

General

Imprint:	WIT Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 159
Release date:	May 2012
Editors:	David Proverbs • S Mambretti • C.A. Brebbia
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	350
ISBN-13:	978-1-84564-588-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Hydraulic engineering > Flood control
LSN:	1-84564-588-X
Barcode:	9781845645885

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