Flood Risk Management: Hazards, Vulnerability and Mitigation Measures

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schanze, Jochen (Editor), Zeman, Evzen (Editor), Marsalek, Jiri (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: NATO Science Series, 67
• Subjects: Engineering.; Environmental management.; Business.; Management science.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Water pollution.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Business and Management, general.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Environmental Management.

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...