Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century

Author:   World Bank ,  World Bank ,  Robin Bloch
Publisher:   World Bank Publications
ISBN:  

9780821388662


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   29 February 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century


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The guide serves as a primer for decision and policy makers, technical specialists, central, regional and local government officials, and concerned stakeholders in the community sector, civil society and non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. The Guide embodies the state-of-the art on integrated urban flood risk management. The Guide starts with a summary for policy makers which outlines and describes the key areas which policy makers need to be knowledgeable about to create policy directions and an integrated strategic approach for urban flood risk management. The core of the Guide consists of seven chapters, organized as: understanding flood hazard; understanding flood impacts; integrated flood risk management (structural measures and non-structural measures); evaluating alternative flood risk management options: tools for decision makers; implementing integrated flood risk management; and conclusion. Each chapter starts with a full contents list and a summary of the chapter for quick reference.

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Author:   World Bank ,  World Bank ,  Robin Bloch
Publisher:   World Bank Publications
Imprint:   World Bank Publications
Dimensions:   Width: 21.30cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   1.760kg
ISBN:  

9780821388662


ISBN 10:   0821388665
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   29 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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