International Expert Meeting on Urban Flood Management Primary Author mixed material bibliography Leiden ; New York A.A. Balkema Publishers 2005 en English

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xi, 148 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Over the last decades the world has witnessed a growing number of floods in urban areas. Climate change and rapid urbanization will exacerbate this trend. Flooding incidents in urbanized catchments and low-lying areas, such as polders, can lead to great public concern and anxiety, and their economical impact is severe. Apart from well-known flood prevention strategies, new approaches to the accommodation of floods are needed to create robust and sustainable solutions that enable us to cope with the ever-increasing urban pressure on flood-prone areas and the uncertainties created by climate change. Urban Flood Management comprises a multidisciplinary survey of recent developments in this field. Subjects like spatial and urban planning, flood insurance, flood resilience, flood proofing techniques, risk perception and preparedness and flood forecasting are treated by authorities from Brazil, India, the USA and Europe. Urban Flood Management will provide anyone active in the fields of water, risk and urban management with the latest information and insights that were obtained with a global and multidisciplinary approach. Cities and towns 363.34936 0415359988 PERPUSTAKAAN UMSU Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara 363.34936 Urb - 06000211 363.34936 Urb - Urban_flood_management.gif.gif 15178 2016-01-26 18:49:07 2016-01-26 19:17:55 machine generated