Floods : people at risk, strategies for prevention

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Floods : people at risk, strategies for prevention

written by John B. Miller

United Nations, 1997

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"DHA/97/107"

At head of title: Department of Humanitarian Affairs

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume aims to show the extent and nature of floods and to explain how societies prepare for the risk of floods.

Table of Contents

  • Causes of floods
  • flood plain management
  • structural counter measures
  • non-structural flood defence
  • dam safety
  • emergency response
  • conclusions.

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Details
  • NCID
    BA36563144
  • ISBN
    • 9211320216
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    93 p.
  • Size
    31 cm
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