Cities and Flooding A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century

Cities and Flooding A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century

Covers the causes, probability and impacts of floods; the measures that can be used to manage flood risk, balancing structural and non-structural solutions in an integrated fashion; and the means by which these measures can be financed and implemented, and their progress monitored and evaluated.

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Main Authors: Jha, Abhas Kumar 1966- (Author), Bloch, Robin (Author), Lamond, Jessica (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2012
Washington, D. C 2012
Edition:Print book : English
Subjects:
Floods
Cities and towns
Flood control
Risk management
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Summary:Covers the causes, probability and impacts of floods; the measures that can be used to manage flood risk, balancing structural and non-structural solutions in an integrated fashion; and the means by which these measures can be financed and implemented, and their progress monitored and evaluated.
Physical Description:631 pages illustrations, maps 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:9780821388662
0821388665
9780821394779 (electronic)
0821394770 (electronic)

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