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Flood hazard management : British and international perspectives /

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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 app...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Handmer, John W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Norwich, UK : Geo Books, ©1987.
Subjects:
Flood damage prevention > Great Britain.
Floodplain management > Great Britain.
Floods > Great Britain.
Flood damage prevention.
Floodplain management.
Dommages causés par les inondations > Prévention > Grande-Bretagne.
Plaines inondables > Gestion > Grande-Bretagne.
Inondations > Grande-Bretagne.
Dommages causés par les inondations > Prévention.
Plaines inondables > Gestion.
Flood damage prevention
Floodplain management
Floods
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 297 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780860942085
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