Cities and flooding : [electronic resource] a guide to integrated urban flood risk management for the 21st century / Abhas K. Jha, Robin Bloch, Jessica Lamond.
By: Jha, Abhas Kumar
Contributor(s): Bloch, Robin | Lamond, Jessica
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2012Description: p. cmISBN: 9780821388662; 9780821394779 (electronic)Subject(s): Cities and towns | Flood control | Floods | Risk managementAdditional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification: 363.34/932 LOC classification: HV609 | .J43 2012Online resources: home Includes bibliographical references.
Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- How to use the guide -- A summary for policy makers -- Understanding flood hazard -- Understanding flood impacts -- Integrated flood risk management : structural measures -- Integrated flood risk management : non-structural measures -- Evaluating alternative flood risk management options : tools for decision makers -- Implementing integrated flood risk management -- Conclusion: promoting integrated urban flood risk management -- Abbreviations 6 -- Glossary.
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