FLOOD PREVENTION AND REMEDIATION

MASCARENHAS

ISBN 10: 184564560X / ISBN 13: 9781845645601

Published by Wit Pr/Computational Mechanics, 2011

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Synopsis:

Human settlements have grown near watercourses since ancient times. Water supply, irrigation, navigation, wastewater conveyance and city defense are some of the uses that were responsible for this choice. Even floods played an important role, favoring the soil fertilization. Man-made actions, however, especially in urban watersheds, significantly modify the natural water cycle, increasing the magnitude of floods and their potential damages. Consequently, flood damages are one of the most important issues to be dealt with in the present days. Several different studies show that floods are one of the most important natural hazards, with several losses, both in terms of lives and money. Particularly in urban areas, the amplification of floods may cause important economic losses and lead to critical social risks to the cities and their population, when inundation reaches the built environment. This situation is becoming more frequent each day. Recent history shows that urbanization is an inevitable trend and, today, the most part of the world population lives in cities. It is difficult, however, to adequately manage urban flood problems, because flood risk and flood costs are not easy to quantify. Traditionally, flood risk and flood cost assessments face difficulties due to the subjective nature of these evaluations and to the inexistence of standardized methodologies. This book tries to show different techniques and approaches to help in treating flood problems. Chapters 1 and 2 show simplified mathematical modeling of floods and results of multifunctional landscape flood control measures in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The remaining book chapters present remedial works against debris after floods in Venezuela and Measures for Mitigation of Flood areas in Japan. There are also presented studies related with Flood Risk Assessment and Management in Mediterranean Basins. The final chapter shows an interesting study related to the attitudes of residents in the Tokyo Bay area toward flood hazards.

About the Author: Flavio Cesar. Borba Mascarenhas (D.Sc, Civil Engineering, UFRJ, Brazil) is an associate professor in the civil engineering program at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ-Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), BRAZIL. He also serves as Director of the Associacao Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos (Brazilian Water Resources Association), Ad Hoc Consultant to the onselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (National Council for Scientific and Technological Science), Advisor to the Fundacao de Apoio Ao Ensino Ciencia e Tecnologia do Ms (Foundation to Support the Teaching of Science and Technology MS), Coordinator of Interinstitutional Master of Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, Ad Hoc Consultant to the Fundacao Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesq. State of Rio de Janeiro, State Project PRONEX of Ministry of Science and Technology, and Member of the Rio de Janeiro State Water Resources Council. He serves on the editorial boards of Water International, Journal of Water Resources, and International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning and serves as a reviewer for Ambi-Agua-An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science, Journal of Water Resources and Water International. His work has focused on Sanitary Engineering with emphasis on Water Resources, specifically involving Mathematical Modelling, Flood and Dam Break Model, and Hydrodynamic floods

Bibliographic Details

Title: FLOOD PREVENTION AND REMEDIATION
Publisher: Wit Pr/Computational Mechanics
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New