Flood prevention and remediation
By: edited by F.C.B. Mascarenhas
Publisher: WIT Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Southampton; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9781845645601
Subjects: Flood control; Floodplain management; Flood damage prevention; Risk assessment
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Simplified models for flood flow simulation  -- Flavio C.B. Mascarenhas & Marcelo G. Miguez; title: Multifunctional landscapes for urban flood control : the case of Rio de Janeiro  -- Marcelo G. Miguez, Flavio C.B. Mascarenhas & Luiz P.C. Magalhães; title: Remedial work against debris flows after the year 2000 floods in the State of Vargas, Venezuela  -- Paolo di Piero, Gianfranco Morassutti & Gerardo Fracassi -- Measures for mitigation of flood hazards in Japan / -- M. Takezawa & H. Gotoh; title: Flood risk reassessment and management in France : the case of Mediterranean basins  -- F. Vinet; title: Measures and residents' attitudes at flooding in Tokyo lowland Japan -- H. Gotoh, H. Oshiki, Y. Maeno & T. Takezawa.