Flood control books

345 books were found.

Integrated Flood Risk Management: Basic Concepts and the Japanese Experience

Integrated Flood Risk Management: Basic Concepts and...

Author: Kuniyoshi Takeuchi (University of Yamanashi, Japan)
ISBN: 9781032230733
Format: Hardback
$162.00

Global climate change has generated new rainfall extremes, with unprecedented floods, landslides and debris flows....  Read More >>

An Introduction to Concrete Gravity Dams for Professional Engineers

An Introduction to Concrete Gravity Dams for Professional...

Author: J Paul Guyer
ISBN: 9798357938930
Format: Paperback
$93.23

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested...  Read More >>

Urban Water Systems & Floods IV

Urban Water Systems & Floods IV

Author: Stefano Mambretti ,  David Proverbs
ISBN: 9781784664695
Format: Paperback
$111.26

Research works were presented at the 8th International Conference on Flood and Urban Water Management with the aim...  Read More >>

Barrier to the Bays Volume 35: The Islands of the Coastal Bend and Their Pass

Barrier to the Bays Volume 35: The Islands of the Coastal...

Author: Mary Jo O'Rear
ISBN: 9781623499402
Format: Hardback
$92.27

Mary Jo O'Rear rounds out her coastal bend trilogy with a deep and engaging look at the prehistory and history of...  Read More >>

Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise: Innovative Global Solutions

Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise: Innovative...

Author: Galen D. Newman ,  Zixu Qiao
ISBN: 9781032024561
Format: Paperback
$69.99

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Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise: Innovative Global Solutions

Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise: Innovative...

Author: Galen D. Newman ,  Zixu Qiao
ISBN: 9781032024578
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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Coastal Flood Risk Reduction: The Netherlands and the U.S. Upper Texas Coast

Coastal Flood Risk Reduction: The Netherlands and the...

Author:
ISBN: 9780323852517
Format: Paperback
$422.40

Coastal Flood Risk Reduction: The Netherlands and the U.S. Upper Texas Coast represents the culmination of a 5-year...  Read More >>

Spatial Flood Risk Management: Implementing Catchment-based Retention and Resilience on Private Land

Spatial Flood Risk Management: Implementing Catchment-based...

Author: Thomas Hartmann ,  Lenka Slavíková
ISBN: 9781800379527
Format: Hardback
$227.70

Centralising the role of land and landowners, Spatial Flood Risk Management brings together knowledge from socio-economy,...  Read More >>

Flood Handbook, Three-Volume Set

Flood Handbook, Three-Volume Set

Author: Saeid Eslamian (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran) ,  Faezeh A. Eslamian
ISBN: 9781032201771
Format: Mixed media product
$777.00

Written by experts from around the world, this book examines flooding in various climates and landscapes, taking...  Read More >>

Flood Risk Management

Flood Risk Management

Author: Flynn Hayes
ISBN: 9781639892044
Format: Hardback
$388.08

Floods are defined as the overflow of water which submerges parts of dry land. They can be extremely destructive...  Read More >>

The MOSE Effect: The Challenges of a Project for the Future

The MOSE Effect: The Challenges of a Project for the...

Author: Elisabetta Sptiz ,  Anja Visini
ISBN: 9788829713349
Format: Hardback
$140.00

A layperson’s guide to one of the greatest engineering projects of our time In an effort to preserve endangered...  Read More >>

An Introduction to Soil Cement for Protection of Levees for Professional Engineers

An Introduction to Soil Cement for Protection of Levees...

Author: J Paul Guyer
ISBN: 9798424661495
Format: Paperback
$67.51

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested...  Read More >>

Prevention and Management of Soil Erosion and Torrential Floods

Prevention and Management of Soil Erosion and Torrential...

Author: Slobodan Milutinović ,  Snežana Živković
ISBN: 9781799884606
Format: Paperback
$279.40

Investigates the problems of erosion and torrential floods and opportunities for the prevention, management, and...  Read More >>

Prevention and Management of Soil Erosion and Torrential Floods

Prevention and Management of Soil Erosion and Torrential...

Author: Slobodan Milutinović ,  Snežana Živković
ISBN: 9781799884590
Format: Hardback
$364.10

Investigates the problems of erosion and torrential floods and opportunities for the prevention, management, and...  Read More >>

Housing Market Response to Sea-Level Rise in Florida

Housing Market Response to Sea-Level Rise in Florida...

Author: Risa Palm ,  Toby Bolsen
ISBN: 9783030884345
Format: Hardback
$284.60

South Florida continues to attract new residents despite its susceptibility to sea-level rise. This book explores...  Read More >>

Urban Flood Risk Management: Looking at Jakarta

Urban Flood Risk Management: Looking at Jakarta

Author: Christopher Silver (University of Florida, USA)
ISBN: 9780367774271
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book offers a historical assessment of Jakarta’s water management practices from the colonial era through the...  Read More >>

Disastrous Floods and the Demise of Steel in Johnstown

Disastrous Floods and the Demise of Steel in Johnstown...

Author: Pat Farabaugh ,  Richard Burkert
ISBN: 9781540250148
Format: Hardback
$64.66

Johnstown is synonymous with floodwaters and steel. When the city was decimated by a flood of biblical proportions...  Read More >>

An Introduction to Levees for Professional Engineers

An Introduction to Levees for Professional Engineers...

Author: J Paul Guyer
ISBN: 9798756623673
Format: Paperback
$113.38

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested...  Read More >>

Katrina: A History, 1915-2015

Katrina: A History, 1915-2015

Author: Andy Horowitz ,  George Newbern
ISBN: 9798212107440
Format: Audio
$65.97

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans on August 29, 2005, but the decisions that caused the disaster extend...  Read More >>

Disastrous Floods and the Demise of Steel in Johnstown

Disastrous Floods and the Demise of Steel in Johnstown...

Author: Pat Farabaugh ,  Richard Burkert
ISBN: 9781467150019
Format: Paperback
$58.05

Johnstown is synonymous with floodwaters and steel. When the city was decimated by a flood of biblical proportions...  Read More >>

Edenville and Sanford Dam Failures: Field Reconnaissance Report

Edenville and Sanford Dam Failures: Field Reconnaissance...

Author: Daniel Pradel ,  Adam Lobbestael
ISBN: 9780784415764
Format: Paperback
$250.99

Following heavy rain over 2 days, the Edenville Dam experienced a slope instability on May 19, 2020 and failed catastrophically....  Read More >>

Public Spaces for Water: A Design Notebook

Public Spaces for Water: A Design Notebook

Author: Maria Matos Silva
ISBN: 9781032082639
Format: Paperback
$96.99

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Flood Prevention and Drought Relief in Mekong River Basin

Flood Prevention and Drought Relief in Mekong River...

Author: Hui Liu
ISBN: 9789811520082
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This book provides an overview of flood and drought in the Lower Mekong Basin, reviews the characteristics of flood...  Read More >>

Flood Damage Assessment and Management

Flood Damage Assessment and Management

Author: Martina Zeleňáková ,  Lenka Gaňová
ISBN: 9783030500559
Format: Paperback
$284.60

This book presents state-of-the-art, essential methods and tools for flood risk assessment and management. It develops...  Read More >>

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