Flood control books

345 books were found.

Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise...

Author: Todd Shallat
ISBN: 9780292754911
Format: Paperback
$45.95

Todd Shallat examines the turbulent first century of the dam and canal building Corps and follows the agency's rise...  Read More >>

Divine Providence: The 2011 Flood in the Mississippi River and Tributaries 2011 Flood History: The 2011 Flood in the Mississippi River and Tributaries 2011 Flood History

Divine Providence: The 2011 Flood in the Mississippi...

Author: Charles A Camillo ,  Mississippi River Commission (U S )
ISBN: 9780160914058
Format: Hardback
$118.80

Provides a transparent depiction of the 2011 flood within the Mississippi River and Tributaries footprint. It also...  Read More >>

Storm Surge Barriers to Protect New York City: Against the Deluge

Storm Surge Barriers to Protect New York City: Against...

Author: Douglas Hill ,  Malcolm J. Bowman
ISBN: 9780784412527
Format: Paperback
$269.10

Presents sixteen papers exploring the development of storm surge barriers to protect New York City and nearby New...  Read More >>

Comprehensive Flood Risk Management: Research for Policy and Practice

Comprehensive Flood Risk Management: Research for Policy...

Author: Frans Klijn ,  Timo Schweckendiek
ISBN: 9780415621441
Format: Hardback
$546.00

Flood risk management policy across the European Union is changing, partly in response to the EU Floods Directive...  Read More >>

Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice

Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision...

Author: National Research Council ,  Division on Earth and Life Studies
ISBN: 9780309256148
Format: Paperback
$129.36

"Appendix C: ""Laws, policies, and guidelines driving dam and levee safety in the United States."""  Read More >>

Applying the Flood Vulnerability Index as a Knowledge Base for Flood Risk Assessment: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

Applying the Flood Vulnerability Index as a Knowledge...

Author: Stefania-Florina Balica
ISBN: 9780415641579
Format: Paperback
$141.00

Floods are one of the most common and widely distributed natural risks to life and property worldwide. There is...  Read More >>

Flood Risk & Flood Management

Flood Risk & Flood Management

Author: Tommy S W Wong
ISBN: 9781620812204
Format: Hardback
$402.60

Includes bibliographical references and index.  Read More >>

Sea Level Rise and Coastal Infrastructure: Prediction, Risks and Solutions

Sea Level Rise and Coastal Infrastructure: Prediction,...

Author: Bilal M. Ayyub ,  Michael S. Kearney
ISBN: 9780784412008
Format: Paperback
$230.29

Analyses the challenges posed by rising sea levels and climate change. Using a risk analysis and management framework,...  Read More >>

Flood Risk

Flood Risk

Author: P. B. Sayers
ISBN: 9781780404561
Format: Hardback
$181.13

Flood Risk: Planning, Design and Management of Flood Defence Infrastructure is the definitive practical handbook...  Read More >>

Flood Risk: Planning, design and management of flood defence infrastructure

Flood Risk: Planning, design and management of flood...

Author: Paul Sayers
ISBN: 9780727741561
Format: Hardback
$191.95

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Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response

Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response

Author: David Proverbs ,  S. Mambretti
ISBN: 9781845645885
Format: Hardback
$377.78

The conference papers cover the following topics: Flood Risk Management; Flood Risk Vulnerability; Emergency Preparedness...  Read More >>

Monitoring, Stimulation, Prevention and Remediation of Dense and Debris Flows

Monitoring, Stimulation, Prevention and Remediation...

Author: C. A. Brebbia ,  D. de Wrachien
ISBN: 9781845645861
Format: Hardback
$351.90

Debris Flow Modelling; Monitoring and Measurement; Risk Assessment;...  Read More >>

The Resilience Approach to Climate Adaptation Applied for Flood Risk: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

The Resilience Approach to Climate Adaptation Applied...

Author: Berry Gersonius
ISBN: 9780415624855
Format: Paperback
$112.00

Nowadays, the uncertainties associated with the process of making decisions for water infrastructure investments...  Read More >>

Changes in Flood Risk in Europe

Changes in Flood Risk in Europe

Author: Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz
ISBN: 9780415621892
Format: Paperback
$273.00

This book delivers a wealth of information on changes in flood risk in Europe, and considers causes for change....  Read More >>

Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century

Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood...

Author: World Bank ,  World Bank
ISBN: 9780821388662
Format: Paperback
$105.60

Covers the causes, probability and impacts of floods; the measures that can be used to manage flood risk, balancing...  Read More >>

Changes in Flood Risk in Europe

Changes in Flood Risk in Europe

Author: Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz
ISBN: 9781907161285
Format: Paperback
$219.94

Floods are the most prevalent natural hazard in Europe. Has flood risk increased in the continent? How, where, and...  Read More >>

Federal Flood Policy: Balancing Challenges & Lessons

Federal Flood Policy: Balancing Challenges & Lessons...

Author: James E Rysanek
ISBN: 9781613240175
Format: Hardback
$250.80

Floods remain a significant hazard in the United States. This book examines federal flood policy challenges; FEMA's...  Read More >>

Flood Risk Assessment & Management

Flood Risk Assessment & Management

Author: S. Mambretti
ISBN: 9781845646462
Format: Leather / fine binding
$311.52

The volume is devoted to floods, as one-third of the annual natural disasters and economic losses, and more than...  Read More >>

Flood Hazard Identification And Mitigation In Semi- And Arid Environments

Flood Hazard Identification And Mitigation In Semi-...

Author: Richard H French (Univ Of Texas At San Antonio, Usa) ,  Julianne J Miller (Desert Research Inst, Usa)
ISBN: 9789814355094
Format: Hardback
$311.52

Alluvial fans are ubiquitous geomorphological features that occur throughout the world, regardless of climate, at...  Read More >>

Climate Adaptation and Flood Risk in Coastal Cities

Climate Adaptation and Flood Risk in Coastal Cities...

Author: Jeroen Aerts ,  Wouter Botzen
ISBN: 9781849713467
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Presents climate adaptation and flood risk problems and solutions in coastal cities - including an independent investigation...  Read More >>

Reservoir Sediment Management

Reservoir Sediment Management

Author: Sahnaz Tigrek (Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey)
ISBN: 9786613526823
Format: Electronic book text
$380.00

<p>Siltation in reservoirs has become an important problem when dams are getting older and stop functioning when...  Read More >>

Flood Control and Drainage Engineering

Flood Control and Drainage Engineering

Author: S.N. Ghosh
ISBN: 9788120416932
Format: Paperback
$52.27

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Flood Management and Prevention

Flood Management and Prevention

Author: Adri Verwey
ISBN: 9780415460064
Format: Paperback
$105.47

Covering a range of issues relating to flood management techniques, this text addresses current strategies and other...  Read More >>

Ppi Water Resources and Environmental Depth Reference Manual for the Civil PE Exam - A Complete Reference Manual for the Ncees Pe Civil Exam

Ppi Water Resources and Environmental Depth Reference...

Author: Justice Jonathan Brant, PhD (Oxford Pastorate Chaplain) ,  Gerald J Kauffman, Mpa Pe
ISBN: 9781591260950
Format: Paperback
$686.40

The Water Resources and Environmental Depth Reference Manual for the Civil PE Exam prepares you for the water resources...  Read More >>

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