Urban Flood Management

✍ Scribed by Ashley, Richard; Cashman, Adrian; Evelpidou, Niki; Garvin, Stephen; Pasche, Erik; Zevenbergen, Chris

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Leaves: 338
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

I SETTING UP THE FRAMEWORK1 Setting the stage for Integrated Urban Flood Management1.1 Why are cities special cases?1.2 The city as a living organism1.3 Vulnerability of urban areas: a rough guide1.4 Dealing with uncertainty1.5 Adoption of a system approach2 Urban floods2.1 The influence of climate and other factors2.2 Types of flooding2.3 Pitfalls in using the historical recordII DRIVERS FOR CHANGE3 Urbanisation3.1 Read more...

Abstract: I SETTING UP THE FRAMEWORK1 Setting the stage for Integrated Urban Flood Management1.1 Why are cities special cases?1.2 The city as a living organism1.3 Vulnerability of urban areas: a rough guide1.4 Dealing with uncertainty1.5 Adoption of a system approach2 Urban floods2.1 The influence of climate and other factors2.2 Types of flooding2.3 Pitfalls in using the historical recordII DRIVERS FOR CHANGE3 Urbanisation3.1 Principles of land-use planning3.2 Urban typologies: from central square to edge city3.3 Growing and shrinking: density issues induced by globalisation3.4 Megacities in the delta4

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Front Cover
Table of contents
Preface
List of contributors
Illustration credits
Introduction to urban flood management
I. Setting up the framework
1. Setting the stage for Integrated Urban Flood Management
2. Urban floods
II. Drivers for change
3. Urbanisation
4. Climate change: key uncertainties and robust findings
III. Urban flood risk
5. The hydrology of cities
6. Urban flood-risk assessment
IV. Responses
7. Responding to flood risk
8. Urban drainage systems
9. Flood proofing the urban fabric
10. Enhancing coping and recovery capacity
V. Towards flood resilient cities 11. Managing for resiliency12. Capacity building and governance
13. Shelter for all
References
Abbreviations and acronyms
Glossary

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