Flood hazard management :British and international perspectives

• 其他作者: Handmer, John W.
• 出版: Norwich, UK : Geo Books 2003, ©1987.
• 稽核項: 1 online resource (viii, 297 pages) :illustrations.
• 標題: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING , Floods. , CivilFlood Control. , Floodplain management Great Britain. , Floods Great Britain. , Floods , Floodplain management , Flood damage prevention. , Flood damage prevention , Electronic books. , Great Britain. , Floodplain management. , TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Civil -- Flood Control. , Flood damage prevention Great Britain.
• ISBN: 0203210654 , 9780203210659
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• 附註: Includes bibliographical references. Book Cover; Title; Contents; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: THE BRITISH URBAN FLOOD HAZARD; OBJECTIVES AND ORGANISATION; THE FLOOD PROBLEM IN PERSPECTIVE; FLOOD RELATED INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY IN BRITAIN; THE INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY CONTEXT; URBAN FLOOD PROBLEMS: THEIR SCALE AND THE POLICY RESPONSE; THE POWER BEHIND THE FLOOD SCENE; INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY IN ENGLAND AND WALES: SECTION SUMMARY; IMPLEMENTATION OF LAND USE POLICY: LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE; DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PROCEDURES IN ENGLAND AND WALES. Conflicting objectives in floodplain management: flood damage reduction versus heritage preservationflood insurance and floodplain management; design standards for building in flood hazard areas; flood loss reduction by metropolitan regional authorities in the usa; implementation of building and land use policy: section summary; hazard response with short lead times; flood warning dissemination: the british experience; warning dissemination and response with short lead times; hazard response with short lead times: section summary; project appraisal and risk assessment. Floodplain mapping and beyond: a state perspectivesocial choice and benefit-cost analysis; assessing the health effects of floods; project appraisal, resource allocation and public involvement: the bavarian experience; project appraisal and risk assessment: section summary; conclusion; overview: lessons for britain; list of workshop participants.
• 摘要: In some important respects floodplain management and flood hazard research is different in Britain from that in other countries. This collection of papers from a conference provides some comparisons. It covers urban flooding, institutions and policy, land use policy, hazard response, and project appraisal and risk assessment.
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