Advances in Urban Flood Management

by Richard Ashley (Editor), Stephen Garvin (Editor), Erik Pasche (Editor), Andreas Vassilopoulos (Editor), Chris Zevenbergen (Editor)

Overview

One of the effects of global climate change is the increasing variability of extreme flood events and cyclones. Current measures to mitigate flood impacts, particularly in the urban environment, are based on previously-planned flood risk intervals and no longer provide sufficient protection. Being prepared for unexpected changes and extreme fl

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134075911
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	02/01/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	512
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

R. Ashley, S. Garvin, E. Pasche, A. Vassilopoulos, C. Zevenbergen

Table of Contents

Challenges in Urban Flood Management; Sustainable Measures for Flood Attenuation; Sustainable Drainage and Conveyance Systems SUDACS; Characterisation of Urban Streams and Urban Flooding;Flood Modelling in Urban Rivers; State of the Art in Flood Frequency Analysis; A Critical Reviewof Probability of Extreme Rainfall: Principles and ModelsRole of Detention and Retention; Basins in Stormwater Management and Environmental Protection; Flood-Induced Indirect Hazard Loss Estimation Models; Flood Damage Estimation and Flood Risk Mapping; Flood Risk Modelling in Urban Watercourses - Results of the European FLOWS project; Flood Repair Standards for Buildings; Economic Feasibility Study of Flood-proofing Domestic Dwellings; Local Flood Defence Systems in Europe; European Flood Strategies in Support of Resilient Buildings; New Approaches to Flood Risk Management - Implications for Capacity-building; Towards Integrated Approaches to Reduce Flood Risk in Urban Areas; Hydrological Modelling of Floods; An Overview of Flood Protection Barriers; An Innovative Semi-Permanent Flood Protection Structure - Alternative to Sandbags and Supplements to Conventional Earth Embankments; The English Planning System and Flood Risk Management; Flood Risk Management on the Loire River: a case study