Cities and Flooding - A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century (Paperback)

The guide serves as a primer for decision and policy makers, technical specialists, central, regional and local government officials, and concerned stakeholders in the community sector, civil society and non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. The Guide embodies the state-of-the art on integrated urban flood risk management. The Guide starts with a summary for policy makers which outlines and describes the key areas which policy makers need to be knowledgeable about to create policy directions and an integrated strategic approach for urban flood risk management. The core of the Guide consists of seven chapters, organized as: understanding flood hazard; understanding flood impacts; integrated flood risk management (structural measures and non-structural measures); evaluating alternative flood risk management options: tools for decision makers; implementing integrated flood risk management; and conclusion. Each chapter starts with a full contents list and a summary of the chapter for quick reference.

General

Imprint:	World Bank Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	February 2012
Authors:	World Bank
Dimensions:	192 x 203 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-8213-8866-2
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Hydraulic engineering > Flood control Promotions
LSN:	0-8213-8866-5
Barcode:	9780821388662

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