Integrated flood risk management : basic concepts and the Japanese experience /
"This book tackles the question of how we can manage flood-related hazards, such as typhoons and torrential rain, which have been intensified by climate change and have generated unprecedented floods, landslides and debris flows worldwide. It presents recent conceptual developments in disasters...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2022.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book tackles the question of how we can manage flood-related hazards, such as typhoons and torrential rain, which have been intensified by climate change and have generated unprecedented floods, landslides and debris flows worldwide. It presents recent conceptual developments in disasters, risk and resilience, and surveys UN policies on environment and development as well as disaster management. Sustainable and resilient development requires an integrated approach and human empowerment. Japan provides a useful example of effective flood management and disaster recovery in its current strategies for river and basin integrated flood management. Very few English-language books present up-to-date Japanese experiencesfor students and professionalsin the context of global trends, relevant to a time of climate change and with global application. Outlines an integrated approach to flood risk management Details evolving Japanese good practice in the context of UN initiatives Integrated Flood Risk Management is ideal for professionals working for environmental agencies, hydrologists and engineers, as well as students of disaster management and water resources development."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781000684681 1000684687 9781003275541 1003275540 1000684725 9781000684728 |