Decision Support Methods for Assessing Flood Risk and Vulnerability - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1522597727 ISBN 13: 9781522597728

Publisher: IGI Global, 2019

Synopsis

Each year, floods cause an enormous amount of global economic and social damage, impacting transportation systems, water supplies, agriculture, and health. Response management to catastrophic floods require increased measures involving integrated planning, adaptation, and recovery strategies in order to protect against human loss.

Decision Support Methods for Assessing Flood Risk and Vulnerability is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the application of effective models and tools focused on the diagnosis of vulnerability to flooding risks and evaluates and measures the impact of floods on socio-economic wellbeing. While highlighting topics such as hydrological events, soil erosion, and flood vulnerability, this publication explores methods of identifying appropriate adaptation strategies. This book is ideally designed for researchers, students, academicians, policymakers, government officials, and technology developers seeking current empirical research findings to be used to improve the overall understanding of the flood phenomenon.

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About the Author

Ahmed Karmaoui started his academic career as Research Fellow at Cadi Ayyad University and awarded Ph.D. from Faculty of Semlalia; and as an associate editor at the International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, editor at several International Journals such as Journal of Research in Chemistry & Environment (SRI: JRCE), the International Journal of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Nanomedicine and Nanoscience Research Journal; as International Advisory Board member of the International Journal of ICT Research and Development in Africa (IJICTRDA), and the International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD). He is a Member of the Asian Council of Science Editors. KARMAOUI has reviewed for 61 international journals, graduated from Publons Academy, and awarded Top 1% of international Reviewers (2018) by Publons (part of CLARIVATE, supported by WEB OF SCIENCE). He has published various peer-reviewed international journal articles and book chapters on a range of environmental topics. He is currently the president of the Southern Center for Culture and Science, Morocco. Broad areas of his research interests include ecosystem services assessment.

Edition details

• Publisher: IGI Global
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1522597727
• ISBN 13: 9781522597728
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332
• Editor: Karmaoui Ahmed