Flood risk and community resilience : an interdisciplinary approach

"This book details the impact of flooding on our environment, and the ways in which communities, and those that work with them, can act to manage the associated risks. Flooding is an increasingly significant environmental hazard which inflicts major costs to the economies and livelihoods of dev...

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Main Author McEwen, Lindsey (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
SeriesEarthscan studies in water resource management.
Subjects
Flood control.
Flood damage prevention.
Risk management.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781315666914
131566691X
9781317356530
1317356535
9781317356547
1317356543
9781317356523
1317356527
9781138954458
9781138954472
Physical Description1 online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1.
  • Interdisciplinary explorations in communities and their resilience to changing flood risk: an introduction
  • Chapter 2.
  • Different types of floods and diverse communities: interactions, impacts and management at local level
  • Chapter 3.
  • Flood hazard perception, awareness and action: from individual to community?
  • Chapter 4.
  • Different flood knowledges: conflict or integration?
  • Chapter 5.
  • Linking flood heritage and local community resilience
  • Chapter 6.
  • Communicating flood science for community resilience
  • Chapter 7.
  • Flood management strategies and their relation to community awareness and action
  • Chapter 8.
  • Community participation and agency in local flood risk management
  • Chapter 9.
  • Community learning for flood resilience: strategies and pitfalls
  • Chapter 10.
  • Community resilience to flood risk: futures, challenges and opportunities.

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