Flood control books

345 books were found.

Rethinking Flood Risk

Rethinking Flood Risk

Author: Stuart Lane (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) ,  Brian R. Cook (University of Melbourne, Australia)
ISBN: 9780415698092
Format: Paperback
$82.77

Flooding is an increasingly important hazard in a world characterized by changing climate, particularly extreme...  Read More >>

Amphibious Building Design and Construction

Amphibious Building Design and Construction

Author: Chris Zevenbergen (UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands) ,  Elizabeth English (Waterloo Architecture, University of Waterloo, Cambridge, ON, Canada)
ISBN: 9780415621212
Format: Hardback
$181.10

Amphibious Buildings refers to buildings that rest on the ground in normal conditions and rise with floodwater....  Read More >>

Urban Water Systems & Floods III

Urban Water Systems & Floods III

Author: S. Mambretti ,  D. Proverbs
ISBN: 9781784663797
Format: Hardback
$227.70

Originating from the 7th International Conference on Flood and Urban Water Management, the included research works...  Read More >>

Flood and Tsunami Loads: Time-Saving Methods Using the 2018 IBC and ASCE/SEI 7-16

Flood and Tsunami Loads: Time-Saving Methods Using the...

Author: David Fanella
ISBN: 9781260461503
Format: Paperback
$105.95

"""A concise, visual guide for engineers working in flood and tsunami prone areas, this book will present explanations...  Read More >>

Hochwasserminderung im ländlichen Raum: Ein Handbuch zur quantitativen Planung

Hochwasserminderung im ländlichen Raum: Ein Handbuch...

Author: Simon P. Seibert ,  Karl Auerswald
ISBN: 9783662610329
Format: Paperback
$116.41

Das Handbuch richtet sich vornehmlich an Ingenieure, Planer und Berater von Landwirtschaft, Kommunen und Ländlicher...  Read More >>

Management of Water Quality and Quantity

Management of Water Quality and Quantity

Author: Martina Zelenakova ,  Petr Hlavínek
ISBN: 9783030183615
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This book focuses on water pollution, water management and water structures. Presenting contributions on water quality...  Read More >>

Blue-Green Cities: Integrating urban flood risk management with green infrastructure

Blue-Green Cities: Integrating urban flood risk management...

Author: Colin Thorne
ISBN: 9780727764195
Format: Hardback
$152.66

Blue-Green Cities communicates that urban flood risk management based on Blue-Green approaches is able to deliver...  Read More >>

Flood Prevention and Drought Relief in Mekong River Basin

Flood Prevention and Drought Relief in Mekong River...

Author: Hui Liu
ISBN: 9789811520051
Format: Hardback
$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: 9783030500528
Format: Hardback
$284.60

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

Stormwater, Watershed, and Receiving Water Quality Modeling

Stormwater, Watershed, and Receiving Water Quality Modeling...

Author: Water Environment Federation
ISBN: 9781572783591
Format: Paperback
$270.60

"Takes a ""past, present, and future"" look at the stormwater quality modelling industry. This manual is a practical...  Read More >>

Floods and Drainage: British Policies for Hazard Reduction, Agricultural Improvement and Wetland Conservation

Floods and Drainage: British Policies for Hazard Reduction,...

Author: Edmund Penning-Rowsell (Middlesex University, UK) ,  D.J. Parker
ISBN: 9780367420574
Format: Hardback
$147.00

Originally published in 1986, Floods and Drainage advanced hazard – response theory. Based on fifteen years of research,...  Read More >>

Public Spaces for Water: A Design Notebook

Public Spaces for Water: A Design Notebook

Author: Maria Matos Silva
ISBN: 9780367031008
Format: Hardback
$231.00

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Retrofitting for Flood Resilience: A Guide to Building & Community Design

Retrofitting for Flood Resilience: A Guide to Building...

Author: Edward Barsley
ISBN: 9781859467343
Format: Hardback
$94.99

This book educates and introduce readers to the ways in which we can adapt to the threat of flooding throughout...  Read More >>

Eine Einführung in die Hochwasserschutztechnik: An Introduction to Flood Control Engineering

Eine Einführung in die Hochwasserschutztechnik: An Introduction...

Author: J Paul Guyer
ISBN: 9781675562246
Format: Paperback
$71.29

Einführende technische Anleitung für Bauingenieure, die sich für Hochwasserschutztechnik interessieren.DIESE VERÖFFENTLICHUNG...  Read More >>

Eine Einfuhrung in die Hochwasserschutztechnik

Eine Einfuhrung in die Hochwasserschutztechnik

Author: J Paul Guyer
ISBN: 9781713485230
Format: Paperback
$129.36

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and others interested in flood protection engineering. Here...  Read More >>

Changes in Flood Risk in Europe

Changes in Flood Risk in Europe

Author: Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz
ISBN: 9781138475205
Format: Hardback
$357.00

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Flood on the Tracks: Living, Dying, and the Nature of Disaster in the Elkhorn River Basin

Flood on the Tracks: Living, Dying, and the Nature of...

Author: Todd M. Kerstetter ,  James E. Sherow
ISBN: 9781682830161
Format: Hardback
$118.80

From a perspective unusual on the Great Plains - the problem of too much water - Flood on the Tracks offers an intimate...  Read More >>

Mapping the Risk of Flood, Mass Movement and Local Subsidence: A New Proposal for Major Cities

Mapping the Risk of Flood, Mass Movement and Local Subsidence:...

Author: Juan Carlos Mora Chaparro
ISBN: 9783030224714
Format: Paperback
$116.41

This book proposes a methodology for the identification of flooding in urban areas, by the denomination of 1) urban...  Read More >>

The Great Cave Rescue: The extraordinary story of the Thai boy football team trapped in a cave for 18 days

The Great Cave Rescue: The extraordinary story of the...

Author: James Massola
ISBN: 9780715653852
Format: Paperback
$25.85

The complete story of the miraculous rescue of the football team and their coach. Massola recreates the drama, tension,...  Read More >>

Management of Water Quality and Quantity

Management of Water Quality and Quantity

Author: Martina Zelenakova ,  Petr Hlavínek
ISBN: 9783030183585
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This book focuses on water pollution, water management and water structures. Presenting contributions on water quality...  Read More >>

Reservoir Management

Reservoir Management

Author: Andrew Pepper
ISBN: 9780727763570
Format: Hardback
$285.92

This book will be an essential purchase for any reservoir manager, as well as for developers and designers looking...  Read More >>

Inspection and Maintenance of Stormwater Control Measures

Inspection and Maintenance of Stormwater Control Measures...

Author: Stormwater Best Management Practices Maintenance Task Committee
ISBN: 9780784415436
Format: Paperback
$222.53

Describes the functions and operations of stormwater control measures, offers trouble-shooting suggestions, and...  Read More >>

Decision Support Methods for Assessing Flood Risk and Vulnerability

Decision Support Methods for Assessing Flood Risk and...

Author: Ahmed Karmaoui
ISBN: 9781522597728
Format: Paperback
$313.50

Presents research on the application of effective models and tools focused on the diagnosis of vulnerability to...  Read More >>

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