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Book Synopsis
In developed countries, the pervasive view of floods is that science and technology have largely brought these unpredictable disasters under safe control. This book shows that this is simply not so, and that floods are anything but controlled.

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"...the book represents a comprehensive view of flood hazard,vulnerability and mitigation which will form an invaluable guidefor undergraduate teaching...", , , Earth Surface Processes &Landforms, Volume 24, Number 6#"...a broad and very readabletext.....", , , Transactions of the Institute of BritishGeographers#

Table of Contents
THE FLOOD HAZARD IN CONTEXT.

Floods: Physical Events and Natural Hazards.

Impacts and Interpretations of Flood Hazard.

PROCESSES OF FLOODING.

River Floods: Geophysical Processes.

River Floods: Spatial Characteristics.

Coastal Floods.

Flood Estimation.

RESPONSES TO THE FLOOD HAZARD.

Flood Defence.

Flood Forecasting and Warning.

Mitigating and Managing Flood Losses.

Outlook.

Appendix.

References.

Index.

Floods

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 8 April 1998
      ISBN-13 9780471952480
      978-0471952480
      ISBN-10 0471952486
      Also in:
      Earth sciences Natural disasters Social impact of disasters

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In developed countries, the pervasive view of floods is that science and technology have largely brought these unpredictable disasters under safe control. This book shows that this is simply not so, and that floods are anything but controlled.

      Trade Review
      "...the book represents a comprehensive view of flood hazard,vulnerability and mitigation which will form an invaluable guidefor undergraduate teaching...", , , Earth Surface Processes &Landforms, Volume 24, Number 6#"...a broad and very readabletext.....", , , Transactions of the Institute of BritishGeographers#

      Table of Contents
      THE FLOOD HAZARD IN CONTEXT.

      Floods: Physical Events and Natural Hazards.

      Impacts and Interpretations of Flood Hazard.

      PROCESSES OF FLOODING.

      River Floods: Geophysical Processes.

      River Floods: Spatial Characteristics.

      Coastal Floods.

      Flood Estimation.

      RESPONSES TO THE FLOOD HAZARD.

      Flood Defence.

      Flood Forecasting and Warning.

      Mitigating and Managing Flood Losses.

      Outlook.

      Appendix.

      References.

      Index.

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