Screen LibraryFloods. 1, Risk knowledge /
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ISTE Press Ltd ; Elsevier Ltd,
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| Publisher Address: | London, UK : Kidlington, Oxford, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Floods
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| Carrier Form: | xxvii, 335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781785482687 1785482688 |
| Index Number: | QH545 |
| CLC: | TV87 |
| Call Number: | TV87/F631-1/v.1 |
| Contents: |
Part 1. The impacts of floods. 1. Analysis of major flood events: collapse of the Malpasset Dam, December 1959 / Martin Boudou, Annabelle Moatty, Michel Lang -- 2. Observation and measurement of losses due to flooding / Roland Nussbaum -- 3. Flood impacts on loss of life and human health / Freddy Vinet -- 4. Flood-related impacts on cultural heritage / Jocelyne Deschaux -- 5. Natech events triggered by floods: when floods cause technological accidents / Eric Piatyszek, Alicja Tardy, Michel Lesbats, Ana Maria Cruz -- Part 2. The knowledge of flood hazards. 6. Techniques and instruments to aid in the monitoring of flood events / Maria Carmen Llasat, Tomeu Rigo, Juan José Villegas -- 7. Flood hydrology processes and their variabilities / Eric Gaume, Olivier Payrastre -- 8 .Hydrodynamic modeling to characterize floods and predict their impacts / André Paquier, Sébastian Proust, Jean-Baptiste Faure -- 9. Evolution of river channels and floods: a short- to long-term perspective / Jean-Paul Bravard -- 10. Hydrogeomorphology: recognition and evolution of the flood phenomenon / Thomas Buffin-Bélanger, Sylvio Part 3. Flooded people and lands: human drivers of flood impacts. 13. The contribution of historical data for the understanding of floods and risk prevention / Denis Cœur, Michel Lang -- 14. Assessing vulnerability to flooding: progress and limitations / Stéphanie Defossez, Freddy Vinet, Frédéric Leone -- 15. Toward a process of resilience implementation: capacities, models and strategies / Damienne Provitolo, Damien Serre, Laurie Boschetti -- 16. Cities at risk from water: between vulnerability and resilience / Magali Reghezza-Zitt -- 17. Networks in the face of flooding / Serge Lhomme Part 4. The Future. 18. Flood regimes: recent development and future under climate change / Eric Sauquet, Michel Lang -- 19. Changes in flood risk: retrospective and prospective approach / Freddy Vinet, Nancy Meschinet de Richemond. |