Flash Floods in Egypt

This book presents the latest findings and information on flash floods in Egypt and presents case studies from various regions throughout the country. The quantitative and qualitative dimensions of these flash floods are discussed on the basis of statistical analysis and field observations. The book covers a broad and diverse range of topics, including evaluation of drainage basins, early warning systems, flash flood investigations, hydrologic simulation, GIS and flash floods, environmental flash floods, hazard management, flash flood monitoring, assessment of flood risks, flash flood vulnerability and mitigation, management of flash floods, prediction and mitigation, and rainfall harvesting and utilization.

The book offers a unique source of information on virtually all dimensions of flash floods in Egypt and their environmental impacts, and combines analysis, observations, and experts' hands-on field experience. It also supports the assessment and management of flash floods in Egypt, a country currently facing many challenges in implementing sustainable development plans, mainly because of the severe water scarcity the arid country facing.

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Prof. Dr. Abdelazim Negm is a Professor of Water Resources at the Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt since 2004. He got his PhD in 1992 from Zagazig University (ZU) an his Msc from Ain shams University in 1990. He was the vice dean of the Faculty of Engineering of ZU from 12/2008 to 12/2011 and was the head of the Environmental Engineering Dept. at Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Egypt from 10/2013 to 9/2015. He participated in several international projects since 2006 until now. He published more than 300 papers in national and international journals and conferences. Some of his paper were a warded the prize of the best papers. He is the editor of several volumes at the Springer Handbook of Environmental Chemistry series (HEC series). Two volumes was published in May 2017 and one of them was within the top ten in water science for the year 2017. Also, ten volumes are now under production and will be published during the year 2018. He published more than 30 book chapters in Springer and has 86 document indexed in Scopus. He is a reviewer for more than 22 scientific journals and associate editor of some international journals. He is a member of the scientific committee of several international conferences.

Inhalt

Part I: Introduction

1- An Overview of Flash Floods: State of the Art Review

2- Quantitative Evaluation of Drainage Basin Characteristics Using GIS-Based Morphometic Analysis: A Case Study of Wadi Sudr, Sinia, Egypt

Part II: Recent Technologies for Investigating Flash Flood 3- Developing an Early Warning System for Flash flood in Egypt: Case Study Sinai Peninsula

4- Flash Flood Investigations in Northern Red Sea Governorate Case El-Gouna

5- Hydrologic Simulation of Flash Floods

6- Statistical Characteristics of Extreme Rainfall Events in Egypt

7- GIS Role in Studying Flash Floods in Coastal Regions

Part IV: Environmental Approaches in Flash Flood 8- Environment and Flash Floods in Egypt

9- How Efficient is an Integrative Approach Flash Flood Hazards Management in Wadi System: Case Studies

10- Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation of Flash Floods Risks using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

Part V: Hazards and Utilization of Flash Floods in Sinai

11- Egypt's Sinai Desert Cries: Flash Flood Hazard, Vulnerability and Mitigation

12- Egypt's Sinai Desert Cries: Utilization of Flash Flood for A Sustainable Water Management

Part VI: Mitigation of Flash Flood

13- Prediction and Mitigation of Flash Floods in Arid Regions

14- Rainwater Harvesting Practice in Egypt - Approaches to invest the Flash Flooding in Coastal Area

Part VII: Conclusions

15- Update, Conclusions, and Recommendations