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Urban Flood Management

By Chris , Ashley , Richard; Cashman , Adrian; Evelpidou , Niki; Garvin , Stephen; Pasche , Erik; Zevenbergen

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2012
ISBN
978-1-4398-9433-0, 1439894337
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16597027 bytes)
Pages
338\338
Time added
2015-07-19 05:00:00

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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 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

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