Floods : impacts and risk management / Alok Satsangi.

By:

Satsangi, Alok [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Random Publications, 2021.Description: pages : illustrations ; cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9789352697168 (hardback)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

GB1399 Sa8 2021

Online resources:

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Contents:

Flood -- Flood Risk Assessment -- Flood Control -- Floodplain -- Flash Flood -- Coastal Flooding -- Floods and Hurricane Katrina -- Coping with Flood -- Flood Mitigation -- Integrated Flood Management.

Summary: "Flood risk management is an approach to dealing with flood risk based on the notion that risks cannot be taken away entirely but only partially and always at the expense of other societal goals. The aim of flood risk management is thus to reduce the consequences of floods, in ways that balance this aim against other considerations. Floods are common natural disaster occurring worldwide, India is the most flood prone country in the world and accounts for one fifth of global deaths by floods. The main reasons for floods in India are high intensity rainfall in short duration, poor or inadequate drainage Capacity of rivers, unplanned reservoir regulation and failure of flood control structures. Floods cause huge losses to live, properties, livelihood systems, infrastructure, public health and healthcare system. The natural events cannot be prevented but their impact can be mitigated. Emphasis has been shifted from disaster response to risk management, including the improvement of flood forecasting and warning systems with the addition of health protection during response and recovery phase. Floods are amongst the most frequent and destructive type of disaster, causing significant damage and disrupting livelihoods throughout the world. There is a wide range of flood risk management methods available that can reduce this destruction and managing flood risks requires the estimation of flood hazards and the impacts that they can cause. Proper estimation of risk is challenging and requires careful consideration of several factors, including watershed properties such as size, topography, and land use, the types and characteristics of storms that produce rainfall and flooding in the region, and the number, location, and types of buildings and other assets that could be damaged. This book includes contributions of experts and scientists which will provide innovative insights to students as well as experts"--Back cover

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS GB1399 Sa8 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	80945		00083088

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Flood risk management is an approach to dealing with flood risk based on the notion that risks cannot be taken away entirely but only partially and always at the expense of other societal goals. The aim of flood risk management is thus to reduce the consequences of floods, in ways that balance this aim against other considerations. Floods are common natural disaster occurring worldwide, India is the most flood prone country in the world and accounts for one fifth of global deaths by floods. The main reasons for floods in India are high intensity rainfall in short duration, poor or inadequate drainage Capacity of rivers, unplanned reservoir regulation and failure of flood control structures. Floods cause huge losses to live, properties, livelihood systems, infrastructure, public health and healthcare system. The natural events cannot be prevented but their impact can be mitigated. Emphasis has been shifted from disaster response to risk management, including the improvement of flood forecasting and warning systems with the addition of health protection during response and recovery phase. Floods are amongst the most frequent and destructive type of disaster, causing significant damage and disrupting livelihoods throughout the world. There is a wide range of flood risk management methods available that can reduce this destruction and managing flood risks requires the estimation of flood hazards and the impacts that they can cause. Proper estimation of risk is challenging and requires careful consideration of several factors, including watershed properties such as size, topography, and land use, the types and characteristics of storms that produce rainfall and flooding in the region, and the number, location, and types of buildings and other assets that could be damaged. This book includes contributions of experts and scientists which will provide innovative insights to students as well as experts"--Back cover

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