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Flood defence design and analysis methods [electronic resource] / edited by Paul Sayers.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: ICE Virtual LibraryPublication details: London : Thomas Telford, c2012.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 392 p.) : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9780727741912:
  • 9780727741912 (electronic bk)
  • 0727741918 (electronic bk)
  • 072774156X (hbk.)
  • 9780727741561 (hbk.)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 627.42 23
Online resources:
Contents:
Twenty-first century flood risk management / Will McBain -- Past failures and design lessons / David N. Porter -- Visual inspections and surveys, remote sensing techniques and sensors for detailed analyses of flood defence infrastructure / Micheal J. Wallis et al. -- Supporting flood risk management through better infrastructure design and management / Paul B. Sayers et al. -- Performance of coastal flood defences / Andreas Kortenhaus -- Performance of fluvial defences / Jaap Flikweert -- Urban drainage systems / David Stewart -- Dams and reservoirs - regulations, performance and past failures / Andy Hughes -- Trash screens at culverts / Nicholas Wallerstein and Scott Arthur -- Design for environmental improvements / Julian Francis -- Robust decision-making under uncertainty - towards adaptive and resilient flood risk management infrastructure / Paul B. Sayers et al. -- Managing flood risk in the Thames Estuary - the development of a long-term robust and flexible strategy / Owen Tarrant and Paul B. Sayers -- The 2001 flood of Houston and Harris County, Texas, USA / Jack Davis et al. -- Design of an environmentally aligned flood alleviation scheme: the Burn of Mosset, Moray, Scotland / Colin R. Thorne et al
In: ICE virtual librarySummary: The book offers practical guidance on managing existing flood defences and designing and planning new ones. Key legislation is discussed together with insights into emerging flood risk management concepts and future developments in policy and practice. The authors address the core concepts of flood risk management and equip readers with the tools and techniques needed to better assess the reliability and adaptability of defences and - ultimately - make robust risk-based decisions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Twenty-first century flood risk management / Will McBain -- Past failures and design lessons / David N. Porter -- Visual inspections and surveys, remote sensing techniques and sensors for detailed analyses of flood defence infrastructure / Micheal J. Wallis et al. -- Supporting flood risk management through better infrastructure design and management / Paul B. Sayers et al. -- Performance of coastal flood defences / Andreas Kortenhaus -- Performance of fluvial defences / Jaap Flikweert -- Urban drainage systems / David Stewart -- Dams and reservoirs - regulations, performance and past failures / Andy Hughes -- Trash screens at culverts / Nicholas Wallerstein and Scott Arthur -- Design for environmental improvements / Julian Francis -- Robust decision-making under uncertainty - towards adaptive and resilient flood risk management infrastructure / Paul B. Sayers et al. -- Managing flood risk in the Thames Estuary - the development of a long-term robust and flexible strategy / Owen Tarrant and Paul B. Sayers -- The 2001 flood of Houston and Harris County, Texas, USA / Jack Davis et al. -- Design of an environmentally aligned flood alleviation scheme: the Burn of Mosset, Moray, Scotland / Colin R. Thorne et al

Text (Electronic book)

The book offers practical guidance on managing existing flood defences and designing and planning new ones. Key legislation is discussed together with insights into emerging flood risk management concepts and future developments in policy and practice. The authors address the core concepts of flood risk management and equip readers with the tools and techniques needed to better assess the reliability and adaptability of defences and - ultimately - make robust risk-based decisions.

Electronic reproduction. London, England ICE Publishing Ltd. 2012 Available via World Wide Web Access may be limited to subscribing libraries

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