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Floodplain Management
Freitag, Robert; Bolton, Susan; Westerlund, Frank; Clark, J.L.S.
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Description for Floodplain Management
Paperback. Outlines a paradigm for flood management, one that emphasizes cost-effective, long-term success by integrating physical, chemical, and biological systems with societal capabilities. This book describes flood management practices, which are often based on dam or levee projects that do not incorporate the fresh understandings about river processes. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: PSPF; RNF; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
The authors of this book present a straightforward argument: the time to stop a flooding river is before it floods.
The authors of this book present a straightforward argument: the time to stop a flooding river is before it floods.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781597266352
SKU
V9781597266352
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Freitag, Robert; Bolton, Susan; Westerlund, Frank; Clark, J.L.S.
Robert Freitag is executive director of the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup and director of the Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning & Research at the University of Washington. He has recently developed a higher education course in floodplain management for FEMA, based on the principles articulated in this book. Susan Bolton is a professor at the University of Washington in the ... Read more
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