Comprehensive Flood Risk Management

Author : Frans Klijn,Timo Schweckendiek
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780203374511

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Comprehensive Flood Risk Management by Frans Klijn,Timo Schweckendiek Pdf

Flood risk management policy across the European Union is changing, partly in response to the EU Floods Directive and partly because of new scientific approaches and research findings. It involves a move towards comprehensive flood risk management, which requires bringing the following fields/domains closer together: the natural sciences, social sc

Author : Andreas H. Schumann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048199174

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Flood Risk Assessment and Management by Andreas H. Schumann Pdf

Flood catastrophes which happened world-wide have shown that it is not sufficient to characterize the hazard caused by the natural phenomenon "flood" with the well-known 3M-approach (measuring, mapping and modelling). Due to the recent shift in paradigms from a safety oriented approach to risk based planning it became necessary to consider the harmful impacts of hazards. The planning tasks changed from attempts to minimise hazards towards interventions to reduce exposure or susceptibility and nowadays to enhance the capacities to increase resilience. Scientific interest shifts more and more towards interdisciplinary approaches, which are needed to avoid disaster. This book deals with many aspects of flood risk management in a comprehensive way. As risks depend on hazard and vulnerabilities, not only geophysical tools for flood forecasting and planning are presented, but also socio-economic problems of flood management are discussed. Starting with precipitation and meteorological tools to its forecasting, hydrological models are described in their applications for operational flood forecasts, considering model uncertainties and their interactions with hydraulic and groundwater models. With regard to flood risk planning, regionalization aspects and the options to utilize historic floods are discussed. New hydrological tools for flood risk assessments for dams and reservoirs are presented. Problems and options to quantify socio-economic risks and how to consider them in multi-criteria assessments of flood risk planning are discussed. This book contributes to the contemporary efforts to reduce flood risk at the European scale. Using many real-world examples, it is useful for scientists and practitioners at different levels and with different interests.

Author : Jochen Schanze,Evzen Zeman,Jiri Marsalek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402045981

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Flood Risk Management: Hazards, Vulnerability and Mitigation Measures by Jochen Schanze,Evzen Zeman,Jiri Marsalek Pdf

Floods are of increasing public concern world-wide due to increasing damages and unacceptably high numbers of injuries. Previous approaches of flood protection led to limited success especially during recent extreme events. Therefore, an integrated flood risk management is required which takes into consideration both the hydrometeorogical and the societal processes. Moreover, real effects of risk mitigation measures have to be critically assessed. The book draws a comprehensive picture of all these aspects and their interrelations. It furthermore provides a lot of detail on earth observation, flood hazard modelling, climate change, flood forecasting, modelling vulnerability, mitigation measures and the various dimensions of management strategies. In addition to local and regional results of science, engineering and social science investigations on modelling and management, transboundary co-operation of large river catchments are of interest. Based on this, the book is a valuable source of the state of the art in flood risk management but also covers future demands for research and practice in terms of flood issues.

Author : Paul Samuels,Stephen Huntington,William Allsop,Jackie Harrop
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134013128

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Flood Risk Management: Research and Practice by Paul Samuels,Stephen Huntington,William Allsop,Jackie Harrop Pdf

Floods cause distress and damage wherever and whenever they happen. Flooding from rivers, estuaries and the sea threatens many millions of people worldwide and economic and insurance losses from flooding have increased significantly since 1990. Based on the work of leading researchers, this book provides an overview of advances in this important subject. It covers all aspects of flood risk including the causes of floods; their impacts on people, property and the environment; and portfolios of risk management measurement. Additional topics include climate change, estimation of extremes, flash floods, flood forecasting and warning, inundation modeling, systems analysis, uncertainty, international programs, and flood defense infrastructure and assets. The book also examines environmental, human, and social impacts; vulnerability and resilience; risk sharing; and civil contingency planning and emergency management.

Author : Paul Samuels,Stephen Huntington,William Allsop,Jackie Harrop
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1772 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203883020

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Flood Risk Management: Research and Practice by Paul Samuels,Stephen Huntington,William Allsop,Jackie Harrop Pdf

Floods cause distress and damage wherever and whenever they happen. Flooding from rivers, estuaries and the sea threatens many millions of people worldwide and economic and insurance losses from flooding have increased significantly since 1990. Across the European Union, flood management policy is changing in response to the EU Directive on the ass

Author : Selina Begum,Marcel J.F. Stive,Jim W. Hall
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402042003

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Flood Risk Management in Europe by Selina Begum,Marcel J.F. Stive,Jim W. Hall Pdf

This valuable edition brings together 25 peer reviewed articles on technical, socio-economic, environmental and policy aspects of flood risk management. Some emerging technologies are presented and several future challenges are identified. Thus the book forms an excellent reference for the engineers, scientists, planners, policy-makers, researchers, insurance industry and all the practitioners involved in flood risk management.

Author : Gareth Pender,Hazel Faulkner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781444340761

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Flood Risk Science and Management by Gareth Pender,Hazel Faulkner Pdf

Approaches to avoid loss of life and limit disruption and damage from flooding have changed significantly in recent years. Worldwide, there has been a move from a strategy of flood defence to one of flood risk management. Flood risk management includes flood prevention using hard defences, where appropriate, but also requires that society learns to live with floods and that stakeholders living in flood prone areas develop coping strategies to increase their resilience to flood impacts when these occur. This change in approach represents a paradigm shift which stems from the realisation that continuing to strengthen and extend conventional flood defences is unsustainable economically, environmentally, and in terms of social equity. Flood risk management recognises that a sustainable approach must rest on integrated measures that reduce not only the probability of flooding, but also the consequences. This is essential as increases in the probability of inundation are inevitable in many areas of the world due to climate change, while socio-economic development will lead to spiralling increases in the consequences of flooding unless land use in floodplains is carefully planned. Flood Risk Science and Management provides an extensive and comprehensive synthesis of current research in flood management; providing a multi-disciplinary reference text covering a wide range of flood management topics. Its targeted readership is the international research community (from research students through to senior staff) and flood management professionals, such as engineers, planners, government officials and those with flood management responsibility in the public sector. By using the concept of case study chapters, international coverage is given to the topic, ensuring a world-wide relevance.

Author : Abhas K. Jha,Robin Bloch,Jessica Lamond
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821394779

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Cities and Flooding by Abhas K. Jha,Robin Bloch,Jessica Lamond Pdf

Urban flooding is an increasing challenge today to the expanding cities and towns of developing countries. This Handbook is a state-of-the art, user-friendly operational guide that shows decision makers and specialists how to effectively manage the risk of floods in rapidly urbanizing settings--and within the context of a changing climate.

Author : Abhas K. Jha,Robin Bloch,Jessica Lamond
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821388662

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Cities and Flooding by Abhas K. Jha,Robin Bloch,Jessica Lamond Pdf

Urban flooding is an increasing challenge today to the expanding cities and towns of developing countries. This Handbook is a state-of-the art, user-friendly operational guide that shows decision makers and specialists how to effectively manage the risk of floods in rapidly urbanizing settings ? and within the context of a changing climate.

Author : Jessica Lamond,David Proverbs,Namrata Bhattacharya Mis
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781839102981

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Research Handbook on Flood Risk Management by Jessica Lamond,David Proverbs,Namrata Bhattacharya Mis Pdf

Pushing the boundaries of flood risk management research, this comprehensive Research Handbook presents pragmatic insights into all areas relating to flood risk. Through its use of dynamic and people-centred paradigms, it explores urban flood management within localities, properties, neighbourhoods and cities.

Author : E. Carina H. Keskitalo
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781781006672

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Climate Change and Flood Risk Management by E. Carina H. Keskitalo Pdf

Taken together, the studies show that integration of adaptation in flood risk and emergency management may differ strongly _ not only with risk, but with a number of institutional and contextual factors, including capacities and priorities in the speci

Author : Martina Zeleňáková,Lenka Gaňová,Daniel Constantin Diaconu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030500535

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Flood Damage Assessment and Management by Martina Zeleňáková,Lenka Gaňová,Daniel Constantin Diaconu Pdf

This book presents state-of-the-art, essential methods and tools for flood risk assessment and management. The costs of damage caused by extreme weather events, among which floods are a major category, are rapidly rising, both globally and across Europe. The scope and scale of flood episodes point to the need for comprehensive proposals, including the implementation of flood protection measures in areas exposed to flood risk. This book is dedicated to flood damage assessment, and addresses the management of social, economic and environmental damage. It develops a general methodology for flood risk assessment and presents a range of effective flood protection methods in keeping with the objectives of flood risk management. As such, it offers a valuable resource for young researchers, academics, lecturers and water management practitioners alike.

Author : Tom Raadgever,Dries Hegger
Publisher : Springer
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319676999

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Flood Risk Management Strategies and Governance by Tom Raadgever,Dries Hegger Pdf

This book points out why organisational or governance aspects are essential for implementing a broad and integrated flood risk management approach. It provides key conclusions on resilient, efficient and legitimate flood risk governance arrangements in vulnerable urban areas in Europe. These are translated into concrete recommendations and good practices that can give you new insights and inspire you to improve policies and practices. The book is a way of spreading the results of the EU 7th Framework Project STAR-FLOOD. The project investigated strategies for dealing with flood risks in 18 vulnerable urban regions in 6 European countries: England, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. STAR-FLOOD focused on governance aspects, from a combined public administration and legal perspective.

Author : Kuniyoshi Takeuchi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000684728

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Integrated Flood Risk Management by Kuniyoshi Takeuchi Pdf

This book tackles the question of how we can manage flood-related disaster risks, such as from typhoons, monsoons, and torrential rain, which have been intensified by climate change and have generated unprecedented floods, landslides and debris flows worldwide. It presents recent conceptual developments in disasters, risk and resilience, and surveys UN policies on environment and development as well as disaster management. Sustainable and resilient development requires an integrated approach and human empowerment. Japan provides a useful example of effective flood management and disaster recovery in its current strategies for river and basin integrated flood management. Very few English-language books present up-to-date Japanese experiences for students and professionals in the context of global trends, relevant to a time of climate change and with global application. • Outlines an integrated approach to flood risk management in the context of UN initiatives • Details Japanese good practice developed through culture and the needs of a changing society Integrated Flood Risk Management is ideal for professionals working for environmental agencies, hydrologists and engineers, as well as students of disaster management and water resources development.

Author : Speed, Robert,Tickner, David,Lei Gang,Sayers, Paul,Wei Yu,Li Yuanyuan,Moncrieff, Catherine,Pegram, Guy,Li Jianqiang,Xu Xiangyu,Li Aihua,Qiu Bing
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231000942

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Drought risk management: a strategic approach by Speed, Robert,Tickner, David,Lei Gang,Sayers, Paul,Wei Yu,Li Yuanyuan,Moncrieff, Catherine,Pegram, Guy,Li Jianqiang,Xu Xiangyu,Li Aihua,Qiu Bing Pdf