Design for flooding
Subtitle: architecture, landscape, and urban design for resilience to flooding and climate change
By: Donald Watson and Michele Adams
Contributors: Adams, Michele (Michele C.), 1961-
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780470475645
Subjects: Climatic changes; Environmental management; Flood damage prevention; Architecture and climate; City planning; Environmental aspects
Other titles: Architecture, landscape, and urban design for resilience to flooding and climate change
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I: Nature of water; title: Weather; title: Land and water; title: Flooding; title: II: Design with water; title: The natural landscape; title: The altered landscape; title: Design for inland flooding; title: III: Flood-resistant design; title: Flood design analysis; title: The coast; title: Flood design practices for buildings; title: IV: Design for resilience; title: Flood-resistant design for sties and communities; title: Sea level rise; title: Design for resilience.