Research Catalog

Title

Floods / edited by Dennis J. Parker.

Publication

London : Routledge, c2000.

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Additional Authors

Parker, Dennis J.

Description

2 v. : ill., maps; 26 cm.

Summary

A comprehensive collection of new research. An extensive range of case studies covering major floods and regions prone to flooding worldwide.

Series Statement

Routledge hazards and disasters series

Uniform Title

Routledge hazards and disasters series.

Subject

• Floods
• Flood control

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• pt. 1. INTRODUCTION: Introduction to floods and flood management. pt. 2. FLOODING AS A HUMAN PROBLEM: Vulnerability analysis and disasters / T. Cannon -- The political economy of riverine and coastal floods in south India / P. Winchester -- Flood hazard vulnerabilities and coping strategies of residents of urban poor settlements in metro Manila, The Philippines / D.B. Zoleta-Nantes -- From 'acts of God' to 'water wars': the urgent analytical and policy role of political ecology in mitigating losses from flood: a view of South Africa from Central America / B. Wisner -- Flood hazard vulnerability and flood disasters in Bangladesh / H. Brammer -- The generation of flood hazards and disasters by urban development of floodplains / B.E. Montz. pt. 3. MEASURING AND EVALUATING THE IMPACTS OF FLOODS: Flood impacts on society: damaging floods as a framework for assessment / R.A. Pielke, Jr -- Micro- and macro-level impacts of floods in Bangladesh / K.M.N. Islam -- The health effects of floods: the Easter 1998 floods in England / S.M. Tapsell and S.M. Tunstall -- Floods in Africa: vulnerability, impacts and mitigation / D.J. Parker and P.M. Thompson -- The ecological role and impact of floods / T. Hillman -- Enhanced appraisal of flood alleviation benefits: new approaches and lessons from experience / E.C. Penning-Rowsell and C.H. Green. pt. 4. STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING FLOOD HAZARDS AND DISASTERS: Floodplain management: historic trends and options for the future / M.-F. Myers and E. Passerini -- Floodplain management: problems, issues and opportunities / D.I. Smith -- Reducing flood loss potential by flood-proofing in the USA / S. Laska and F. Wetmore -- Has Venice crossed the Rubicon? / E.C. Penning-Rowsell -- The record 1993 Mississippi River flood: a defining event for flood mitigation policy in the United States / S.A. Changnon -- Controversies surrounding the Bangladesh flood action plan / H. Brammmer -- Shortcomings of flood embankment strategies in Bangladesh / P.M. Thompson and P. Sultana.
• pt. 5. REDUCING VULNERABILITY BY MANAGING RESIDUAL RISK THROUGH PREPAREDNESS, WARNINGS AND INSURANCE: Flood emergency management in developed countries: the experience of 1993, 1995 and 1997 in Europe / U. Rosenthal and M.J. Bezuyen -- Flood evacuation during the floods of 1995 in the Netherlands / M.J. van Duin and M.J. Bezuyen -- The social factors that constrain human responses to flood warnings / T.E. Drabek -- Flash floods: warning and mitigation efforts and prospects / E. Gruntfest and A. Ripps -- Early warning for flood hazards: lessons learned / J.F. Elliott and B.J. Stewart -- Flood disasters and population displacement: the case of Ormoc City, The Philippines / N. Mahmud -- Flood insurance / N. Arnell. pt. 6. REDUCING EXPOSURE AND VULNERABILITY THROUGH REGULATION AND OTHER SOCIAL PROCESSES: Land-use planning for flood hazard reduction: the United States experience / R.J. Burby -- Reducing flood hazard exposure and vulnerability in peninsular Malaysia / N.W. Chan -- Integrated flood risk management in the Rio de la plata basin within Argentina / P.H. von Lany et al. -- Reducing vulnerability to flood disasters in Bangladesh: compatibility of floodplain residents' preferences for flood alleviation measures with indigenous adjustments to floods / H. Rasid -- Participatory planning for flood mitigation: models and approaches / M. Fordham -- Searching for symbolic mitigation: media coverage of two floods / L. Wilkins. pt. 7. EXAMINING THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF FLOODING: The physical causes and characteristics of floods / J.A.A. Jones -- Human modification of flood-producing processes: the evidence from catchment studies / J.A.A. Jones -- Climate change, severe storms and sea level: implications for the coast / R.A. Warrick et al. -- An analysis of the flood implications of the ipcc second assessment global sea-level rise scenarios / K.J. Nicholls -- Floods caused by dam failure / W.J. Graham. pt. 8. ENHANCING THE PREDICTABILITY OF FLOODS: The state of the art of flood prediction / I. Cordery and D.H. Pilgrim -- Causes, characteristics and predictability of floods in regions with cold climates / A. Snorrason, H. Bjornsson and H. Johannesson -- Mud floods and their prediction in the caucasus and central Asia / Ts. E. Mirtskhoulava -- Characteristics, causes and predictability of Tsunamis / K. Satake -- Quantitative precipitation forecasting and hydrometeorological warnings in the mediterranean region / L.G. Lanza and P. La Barbera. pt. 9. LESSONS, DIRECTIONS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES: Floods in a south Asian context: critical reflections on the international decade and local community participation in flood disaster reduction / N.K. Jain -- Flood risk reduction in developing countries: an African perspective / W.J.R. Alexander -- Lessons for flood hazard and disaster management from the international decade -- and future challenges / G.F. White -- Flood hazard and sustainable development / J.W. Handmer -- Managing flood hazards and disasters: international lessons, directions and future challenges / D.J. Parker.

ISBN

• 0415172381 (2-vol. set)
• 0415227437 (v. 1)
• 0415227445 (v. 2)

OCLC

• 46334694
• SCSB-10197536

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library