Cities and flooding [electronic resource] : a guide to integrated urban flood risk management for the 21st century / Abhas K. Jha, Robin Bloch, Jessica Lamond.

By: Jha, Abhas Kumar, 1966-Contributor(s): Bloch, Robin | Lamond, Jessica | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2012Description: 631 p. : ill. (some col.), col. mapsISBN: 9780821394779 (electronic bk.); 9780821394779 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Floods | Cities and towns | Flood control -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Risk management -- Handbooks, manuals, etcGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 363.34/932 LOC classification: HV609 | .J43 2012Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- How to use the guide -- A summary for policy makers -- Understanding flood hazard -- Understanding flood impacts -- Integrated flood risk management : structural measures -- Integrated flood risk management : non-structural measures -- Evaluating alternative flood risk management options : tools for decision makers -- Implementing integrated flood risk management -- Conclusion: promoting integrated urban flood risk management -- Abbreviations 6 -- Glossary.
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Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- How to use the guide -- A summary for policy makers -- Understanding flood hazard -- Understanding flood impacts -- Integrated flood risk management : structural measures -- Integrated flood risk management : non-structural measures -- Evaluating alternative flood risk management options : tools for decision makers -- Implementing integrated flood risk management -- Conclusion: promoting integrated urban flood risk management -- Abbreviations 6 -- Glossary.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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