Floods, from Defence to Management: Symposium Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Flood...

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Jos van Alphen (Rijkswaterstaat Oost-Nederland, Arnhem, The Netherlands Afdeling Rivierkunde (ANSR), Arnhem, Germany) Eelco van Beek

Floods, from Defence to Management

Symposium Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Flood Defence, Nijmegen, The Netherlands,...

Jos van Alphen (Rijkswaterstaat Oost-Nederland, Arnhem, The Netherlands Afdeling Rivierkunde (ANSR), Arnhem, Germany), Eelco van Beek, Marco Taal (Rijkswaterstaat Oost-Nederland, Arnhem, The Netherlands Afdeling Rivierkunde (ANSR), Arnhem, Germany)

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CRC Press
16 February 2006

Social impact of disasters; Flood control

Floods are natural events, but when they impact on human environments, they turn into disasters which disrupt society. The last decades have seen an alarming increase in the number of major floods and associated damage on every continent. The impact is more severe due to population growth and settlement in flood prone areas, climate change and disrupted hydrological cycles. There is now an urgency regarding the exchange of information on developments and experiences in research, policy and management. The 3rd International Symposium on Flood Defence presented new developments in Sciences (hydrology, ecology, flood modelling and forecasting, information management and GIS-based decision support systems); Frameworks (institutional and organisational, basin-wide flood management); Policy-making and implementation (government strategies and approaches, public awareness and participation, new concepts such as risk management in relation to climate change); and Measures and solutions (structural and non-structural measures, spatial planning). Case studies illustrate specific experiences and practices in flood control situations, for example, flooding in urban areas. These Symposium Proceedings include about 165 selected papers, presentations, keynotes and theme reports as presented during the ISFD3. As a whole this publication reflects a worldwide change in strategy: from flood defence towards flood management. Floods, from Defence to Management is of special interest to researchers, scientists, consultants, managers, donor agencies and government bodies involved in policy making and flood management.

Edited by: Jos van Alphen (Rijkswaterstaat Oost-Nederland Arnhem The Netherlands Afdeling Rivierkunde (ANSR) Arnhem Germany), Eelco van Beek, Marco Taal (Rijkswaterstaat Oost-Nederland, Arnhem, The Netherlands Afdeling Rivierkunde (ANSR), Arnhem, Germany)
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9780415391191
ISBN 10: 0415391199
Pages: 418
Publication Date: 16 February 2006
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Introduction- From flood defence to flood management – Prerequisites for sustainable flood management; Characteristic data on floods and flooding: Characteristic data on river floods and flooding; facts and figures; General keynotes: State of the art in policy development and implementation – From flood management to Integrated Flood Management; Flood management research needs; Recent Chinese progress in flood management; Special sessions: New flood risk management strategies (Netherlands Centre River Engineering) European Union Sessions; Theme overviews: Theme report; Keynotes; Frameworks; Keynote; Policy and implementation; Measures and solutions; Conclusions and declaration; Abstracts: Scientific developments; Frameworks; Policy and implementation; Measures and solutions; Poster Sessions.

Jos van Alphen, Eelco van Beek, Marco Taal