Urban flood management / edited by A. Szollosi-Nagy, C. Zevenbergen - Leiden, London : A.A. Balkema, 2005 - xi, 148p. : illust, maps, ;25cm

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1. Introduction. 2. Land use urban floods in developing countries. 3. Cities, lakes, and flood. The cases of the Green Hyderabad priject, India. 4. Co-operation within Europe on flood management and spatial planning. 5. spatial measures and instruments for flood risk reduction in selected Eu countries-a quick scan. 6. Risk perceptance and preparedness and flood insurance. 7. The role of private insurance companies in managing flood risks in the UK and Europe. 8. New strategies of damage reduction in urnban areas proned to flood. 9. Flood resilience in the built enviroment: damage and repair. 10. California cliamte change, hydrologic response, and flood forecasting.


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