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Coastal Flood Risk Reduction: The Netherlands and the U.S. Upper Texas Coast represents the culmination of a 5-year international research and education partnership funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and more than 10 years of collaboration between Dutch and U.S. flood experts on the...

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Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors: Brody, Samuel David (Editor), Lee, Yoonjeong (Editor), Kothuis, Baukje Bee (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Kidlington, Oxford, England ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : Elsevier, [2022]
Subjects:
Coastal zone management.
Coastal zone management > Netherlands.
Coastal zone management > Texas.
Flood control.
Flood control > Netherlands.
Flood control > Texas.
Littoral > Aménagement.
Littoral > Aménagement > Pays-Bas.
Littoral > Aménagement > Texas.
Inondations > Maîtrise.
Inondations > Maîtrise > Pays-Bas.
Inondations > Maîtrise > Texas.
flood control.
Coastal zone management
Flood control
Netherlands
Texas
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Coastal Flood Risk Reduction: The Netherlands and the U.S. Upper Texas Coast represents the culmination of a 5-year international research and education partnership funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and more than 10 years of collaboration between Dutch and U.S. flood experts on the basic issue of how to protect society from growing flood risks. Multiple case studies integrating the fields of engineering, hydrology, landscape architecture, economics, and planning address the underlying characteristics of physical flood risks and their prediction; human communities and the associated built environment; physical, social, and built-environment variables; and mitigation techniques.
Physical Description:1 online resource (450 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0323852521
9780323852524