Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

During the past years, Saudi Arabia has been affected by particularly severe torrential rains and floods. This book presents an in-depth and all-encompassing study on the floods that occurred in the Jeddah area in 2009 and 2011, including water-flow mechanisms, state-of-the-art techniques for flood assessment, flood control and appropriate management approaches. It highlights a number of methods and concepts that can be applied in similar areas in Saudi Arabia in order to reduce and mitigate the impact of torrential rains and floods.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Springer Natural Hazards
Release date:	February 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Mashael Mohammed Al Saud
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	169
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9401796606
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Geographical information systems (GIS) Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Remote sensing Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Hydraulic engineering > Flood control Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Geological surface processes (geomorphology) > General
LSN:	9401796602
Barcode:	9789401796606

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