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"A 360-degree view of the response to flood risk as major flooding events around the world show, the impact of flooding on the built environment can cause widespread chaos. These flood events form part of a wider pattern of increasing flood frequency coupled with increased vulnerability of the built environment to flood hazard. Flood risk can unite or divide communities and the responses to potential risk can range from denial to perfect adaptation. Drawing on the experience of communities and experts, Flood Hazards: Impacts and Responses for the Built Environment offers guidance on managing urban flooding and flood risk. It brings together a diversity of viewpoints and experiences on flood impacts and responses from leading academics, flood restoration specialists, emergency responders, architects, planning consultants, insurers, policymakers, and community representatives. By including the perspective of the community and the views of households and businesses at risk, this volume makes a unique contribution to the literature on flood management. The chapter organization loosely corresponds to the phases of the disaster management cycle, covering emergency preparation and respons

Who reads Flood Hazards : Impacts and Responses for the Built Environment?

Author

David Proverbs, Jessica Lamond, Felix Hammond, Colin Booth

Publisher

Taylor and Francis

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780429103704

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, Management, Science