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Flood Issues in Contemporary Water Management: 71 (NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2, 71) - Hardcover

 
9780792364511: Flood Issues in Contemporary Water Management: 71 (NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2, 71)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0792364511 ISBN 13: 9780792364511
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000

Synopsis

In 1997 disastrous flooding running through the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany took the lives of a great number of people and caused economic damage estimated in tens of billions of dollars. Flooding of the Yangtze river in 1998 killed more than 3000 people, dislocated 230 million souls, and caused direct damage of more than $ 45 billion. Both the general public and the experts are asking what we can learn from these recent events to reduce loss of life and flood damage.
The 1997 floods were dealt with by experts from the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany, who presented timely reports on combatting floods, both success stories and shortcomings. This experience is further extended by reports from experts drawn from 13 other countries, developing a broad overview of flood risk management, covering the ecosystem approach to flood management, including socioeconomic issues, flood impacts on water quality, human health, and natural ecosystems.

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Synopsis

In 1997, disastrous flooding running through the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany took the lives of a great number of people and caused economic damage estimated in tens of billions of dollars. Flooding of the Yangtze river in 1998 killed more than 3000 people, dislocated 230 million souls, and caused direct damage of more than $ 45 billion. Both the general public and the experts are asking what we can learn from these recent events to reduce loss of life and flood damage. The 1997 floods were dealt with by experts from the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany, who presented timely reports on combatting floods, both success stories and shortcomings. This experience is further extended by reports from experts drawn from 13 other countries, developing a broad overview of flood risk management, covering the ecosystem approach to flood management, including socioeconomic issues, flood impacts on water quality, human health, and natural ecosystems.

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Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0792364511
ISBN 13 
9780792364511
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
450
Editor
Marsalek J., Watt W. Ed, Zeman Evzen, Sieker Friedhelm