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Floods. 2, Risk management /

This book discusses flood risk knowledge tools and the efforts of international institutions to prioritize risk reduction, disaster costs, potential flood zone development, prevention, existing policies, and mitigation tools such as: the construction of protective structures, the reduction of vulner...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Vinet, Freddy (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Kidlington, Oxford, UK : ISTE Press ; Elsevier, 2017.
Series:Floods
Subjects:
Flood control.
Flood damage prevention.
Inondations > Maîtrise.
Dommages causés par les inondations > Prévention.
flood control.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Flood control
Flood damage prevention
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book discusses flood risk knowledge tools and the efforts of international institutions to prioritize risk reduction, disaster costs, potential flood zone development, prevention, existing policies, and mitigation tools such as: the construction of protective structures, the reduction of vulnerability, land use planning, the improvement of crisis management, etc. Also discusses adaptation through post-flood reconstruction and integrating disaster risk reduction measures.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9780081023846
0081023847
1785482696
9781785482694