Flood risk : planning, design and management of flood defence infrastructure

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Other Authors Sayers, Paul
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : ICE Publishing, ©2012.
Subjects
Flood control.
Flood control > Case studies.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781680155501
1680155504
9780727741912
0727741918
9780727741561
072774156X
9781780404561
1780404565
Physical Description1 online resource (xvii, 392 pages) : illustrations, maps

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Twenty-first century flood risk management / Will McBain
  • 2. Past failures and design lessons : [The UK 2007 summer floods, Ulley Reservoir, August 2008 Northern Ireland floods, Hurricane Katrina] / David N. Porter
  • 3. Visual inspections and surveys, remote sensing techniques and sensors for detailed analyses of flood defence infrastructure / Michael J. Wallis, Gavin Long, Martin I. Smith
  • 4. Supporting flood risk management through better infrastructure design and management / Paul B. Sayers, Jaap Flikweert, Andreas Kortenhaus
  • 5. Performance of coastal flood defences / Andreas Kortenhaus
  • 6. Performance of fluvial defences / Jaap Flikweert
  • 7. Urban drainage systems / David Stewart
  • 8. Dams and reservoirs : regulations, performance, and past failures / Andy Hughes
  • 9. Trash screens at culverts : [with case study: failure of a trash screen on the River Sheaf, Sheffield] / Nicholas Wallerstein, Scott Arthur
  • 10. Design for environmental improvements: [with case studies: Bewdley flood alleviation scheme; New Cut Wern flood alleviation scheme, Rivers Severn and Vyrnwy confluence, Powys; Sutcliffe Park: Quaggy River flood risk management scheme] / Julian Francis
  • 11. Robust decision-making under uncertainty : towards adaptive and resilient flood risk management infrastructure / Paul B. Sayers, Gerald E. Galloway, Jim W. Hall
  • 12. Managing flood risk in the Thames Estuary : the development of a long-term robust and flexible strategy / Owen Tarrant, Paul B. Sayers
  • 13. The 2001 flood of Houston and Harris County, Texas, USA / Jack Davis, Steve Fitzgerald, Austin Davis
  • 14. Design of an environmentally aligned flood alleviation scheme : the Burn of Mosset, Moray, Scotland / Colin R. Thorne, Matthew Hardwick, Paul Winfield, Carina Oliver
  • 15. Glossary of terms.

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