Flood Hazard Management: British and International Perspectives

In some important respects floodplain management and flood hazard research is different in Britain from that in other countries. This collection of papers from a conference provides some comparisons. It covers urban flooding, institutions and policy, land use policy, hazard response, and project appraisal and risk assessment.

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John W. Handmer

Inhalt

FOREWORD, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, SECTION I: INTRODUCTION: THE BRITISH URBAN FLOOD HAZARD, SECTION II: FLOOD RELATED INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY IN BRITAIN, SECTION III: IMPLEMENTATION OF LAND USE POLICY: LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE, SECTION IV: HAZARD RESPONSE WITH SHORT LEAD TIMES, SECTION V: PROJECT APPRAISAL AND RISK ASSESSMENT, SECTION VI: CONCLUSION, LIST OF WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS