Flood Hazards
eBook - PDF

Flood Hazards

Impacts and Responses for the Built Environment

  1. 387 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Flood Hazards

Impacts and Responses for the Built Environment

About this book

A 360-degree view of the response to flood riskAs major flooding events around the world show, the impact of flooding on the built environment can cause widespread chaos. These flood events form part of a wider pattern of increasing flood frequency coupled with increased vulnerability of the built environment to flood hazard. Flood risk can unite o

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Yes, you can access Flood Hazards by Jessica Lamond, Colin Booth, Felix Hammond, David Proverbs, Jessica Lamond,Colin Booth,Felix Hammond,David Proverbs in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Environmental Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781439826256
eBook ISBN
9781439826263
Edition
1
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Environmental Science
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. About the Editors
  5. List of Contributors
  6. Chapter 1: Flooding in the Built Environment : Changing Risk and an Overview of Impacts
  7. Chapter 2: State of the Art of Flood Forecasting : From Deterministic to Probabilistic Approaches
  8. Chapter 3: Flood Warning and Incident Management
  9. Chapter 4: Impacts of Flooding in the Built Environment
  10. Chapter 5: Health Impacts of Flooding
  11. Chapter 6: The UK Sewer Network : Perceptions of Its Condition and Role in Flood Risk
  12. Chapter 7: Flood Insurance in the United Kingdom : The Association of British Insurers’ View
  13. Chapter 8: A Practical Guide to Drying a Water-Damaged Dwelling
  14. Chapter 9: The Art of Reinstatement
  15. Chapter 10: The Development of Standards in Flood Damage Repairs : Lessons to Be Learned from the United Kingdom Example
  16. Chapter 11: Resilient Repair Strategy
  17. Chapter 12: International Historical, Political, Economic, Social, and Engineering Responses to Flood Risk
  18. Chapter 13: Risk Management, Adaptation, and Monetary Aspects
  19. Chapter 14: Blue Space Thinking
  20. Chapter 15: Adapting to and Mitigating Floods Using Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
  21. Chapter 16: Land Use Planning Issues
  22. Chapter 17: Flood Resilience for Critical Infrastructure and Services
  23. Chapter 18: Protection and Performance of Flooded Buildings
  24. Chapter 19: Impacts of Flood Hazards on Small and Medium-Sized Companies : Strategies for Property-Level Protection and Business Continuity
  25. Chapter 20: Living with Flood : Understanding Residents’ Experiences of Recovery
  26. Chapter 21: Property-Level Flood Protection : Case Studies of Successful Schemes
  27. Chapter 22: Improving Community Resilience : Education, Empowerment, or Encouragement?
  28. Chapter 23: Financial Implications of Flooding and the Risk of Flooding on Households
  29. Chapter 24: Why Most “At-Risk” Homeowners Do Not Protect Their Homes from Flooding
  30. Chapter 25: Exploring the Effect of Perceptions of Social Responsibility on Community Resilience to Flooding
  31. Chapter 26: Lessons for the Future
  32. Back Cover