Transboundary Floods: Reducing Risks Through Flood Management

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Marsalek, Jiri (Editor), Stancalie, Gheorghe (Editor), Balint, Gabor (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, 72
• Subjects: Engineering.; Geotechnical engineering.; Remote sensing.; Physical geography.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Environmental management.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Physical Geography.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.

Flood damages are increasing as a result of frequent occurrence of large floods in many parts of the world, existing and continuing encroachment of development onto flood plains and aging flood protection structures. Under such circumstances, there is an ongoing search for better ways of protecting...