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Advances In urban flood management

By: Publication details: London Taylor & Francis Ltd 2015Description: xii,499pISBN:
  • 9780415436625
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  • 363.3493 ASH
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Contents : Editors ix Foreword xi 1. Challenges in Urban Flood Management 1 Chris Zevenbergen & Berry Gersonius 2. Sustainable Measures for Flood Attenuation: Sustainable Drainage and Conveyance Systems SUDACS 13 Joachim T. Tourbier & Iain White 3. Characterisation of Urban Streams and Urban Flooding 29 Ian Douglas, Mira Kobold, Nigel Lawson, Erik Pasche & Iain White 4. Flood Modelling in Urban Rivers - the State-of-the-Art and Where to Go 59 Erik Pasche 5. Urban Flood Management - Simulation Tools for Decision Makers 91 Peter Oberle & Uwe Merkel 91 6. Flood Frequency Analysis for Extreme Events 123 Felix Frances & Blanca A. Botero 7. A Critical Review of Probability of Extreme Rainfall: Principles and Models 139 Demetris Koutsoyiannis 8. Role of Detention and Retention Basins in Stormwater Management and Environmental Protection 167 Miodrag Jovanovic 9. Flood Induced Indirect Hazard Loss Estimation Models 195 William Veerbeek 10. Flood Damage Estimation and Flood Risk Mapping 213 Andreas Kron 11. Flood Risk Modelling in Urban Watercourses - Results of the European FLOWS Project 237 Erik Pasche & Nicole von Lieberman 12. Flood Repair Standards for Buildings 277 Stephen L. Garvin & David J. Kelly 13. Economic Feasibility Study of Flood Proofing Domestic Dwellings 299 Chris Zevenbergen, Berry Gersonius, Najib Puyan & Sebastiaan van Herk 14. Local Flood Defence Systems in Europe 321 Mitja Brilly 15. European Flood Strategies in Support of Resilient Buildings 339 David J. Kelly & Stephen L. Garvin 16. FLORETO - Web Based Advisory Tool for Flood Mitigation Strategies for Existing Buildings 359 Natasa Manojlovic & Erik Pasche 17. New Approaches to Flood Risk Management – Implications for Capacity-Building 383 Joanne Tippett & Emma J. Griffiths 18. Towards Integrated Approaches to Reduce Flood Risk in Urban Areas 415 Richard Ashley, John Blanksby, Jonathan Chapman & JingJing Zhou 19. Hydrological Modelling of Floods 433 Mira Kobold 20. An Overview of Flood Protection Barriers 453 Jean-Luc Salagnac 21. An Innovative Semi-permanent Flood Protection Structure -Alternative to Sandbags and Supplements to Conventional Earth Embankments 461 Jarle T. Bjerkholt & Oddvar G. Lindholm 22. The English Planning System and Flood Risk Management 473 Juliet Richards 23. French Regulations for Urban Flood Management 483 Nicolas-Gerard Camphuis Author Index 499
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Contents :
Editors ix
Foreword xi
1. Challenges in Urban Flood Management 1
Chris Zevenbergen & Berry Gersonius
2. Sustainable Measures for Flood Attenuation: Sustainable Drainage and Conveyance Systems SUDACS 13
Joachim T. Tourbier & Iain White
3. Characterisation of Urban Streams and Urban Flooding 29
Ian Douglas, Mira Kobold, Nigel Lawson, Erik Pasche & Iain White
4. Flood Modelling in Urban Rivers - the State-of-the-Art and Where to Go 59
Erik Pasche
5. Urban Flood Management - Simulation Tools for Decision Makers 91
Peter Oberle & Uwe Merkel 91
6. Flood Frequency Analysis for Extreme Events 123
Felix Frances & Blanca A. Botero
7. A Critical Review of Probability of Extreme Rainfall: Principles and Models 139
Demetris Koutsoyiannis
8. Role of Detention and Retention Basins in Stormwater Management and Environmental Protection 167
Miodrag Jovanovic
9. Flood Induced Indirect Hazard Loss Estimation Models 195
William Veerbeek
10. Flood Damage Estimation and Flood Risk Mapping 213
Andreas Kron
11. Flood Risk Modelling in Urban Watercourses - Results of the European FLOWS Project 237 Erik Pasche & Nicole von Lieberman
12. Flood Repair Standards for Buildings 277
Stephen L. Garvin & David J. Kelly
13. Economic Feasibility Study of Flood Proofing Domestic Dwellings 299
Chris Zevenbergen, Berry Gersonius, Najib Puyan & Sebastiaan van Herk
14. Local Flood Defence Systems in Europe 321
Mitja Brilly
15. European Flood Strategies in Support of Resilient Buildings 339
David J. Kelly & Stephen L. Garvin
16. FLORETO - Web Based Advisory Tool for Flood Mitigation Strategies for Existing Buildings 359
Natasa Manojlovic & Erik Pasche
17. New Approaches to Flood Risk Management – Implications for Capacity-Building 383
Joanne Tippett & Emma J. Griffiths
18. Towards Integrated Approaches to Reduce Flood Risk in Urban Areas 415
Richard Ashley, John Blanksby, Jonathan Chapman &
JingJing Zhou
19. Hydrological Modelling of Floods 433
Mira Kobold
20. An Overview of Flood Protection Barriers 453
Jean-Luc Salagnac
21. An Innovative Semi-permanent Flood Protection Structure -Alternative to Sandbags and Supplements to Conventional Earth Embankments 461
Jarle T. Bjerkholt & Oddvar G. Lindholm
22. The English Planning System and Flood Risk Management 473
Juliet Richards
23. French Regulations for Urban Flood Management 483
Nicolas-Gerard Camphuis
Author Index 499


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