Cities and flooding : a guide to integrated urban flood risk management for the 21st century / Abhas K. Jha, Robin Bloch, Jessica Lamond.

By:

Jha, Abhas Kumar, 1966-

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: World Bank e-LibraryPublisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2012Description: pages cmContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780821388662
9780821394779 (electronic)

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Additional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification:

363.34/932 23

LOC classification:

HV609 .J43 2012

Online resources:

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Contents:

Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- How to use the guide -- A summary for policy makers -- Understanding flood hazard -- Understanding flood impacts -- Integrated flood risk management : structural measures -- Integrated flood risk management : non-structural measures -- Evaluating alternative flood risk management options : tools for decision makers -- Implementing integrated flood risk management -- Conclusion: promoting integrated urban flood risk management -- Abbreviations 6 -- Glossary.

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