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Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response III

Author : D. Proverbs
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 184564588X
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Book Synopsis Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response III by : D. Proverbs

Download or read book Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response III written by D. Proverbs and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flooding claims many lives worldwide each year. In addition, many more lives are affected by homelessness, disease and crop failures as a result of floods' destructiveness. The number of recent flood events coupled with climate change predictions and urban development, suggest that these statistics are likely to worsen in the future. Flooding in populated areas can cause substantial property damage as well as threaten human life. Apart form the obvious physical damage to buildings, contents and loss of life, there other more indirect losses that are often overlooked. These intangible impacts are generally associated with disruption to normal life as well as longer term health issues, including stress-related illness. The conference papers cover the following topics: Flood risk analysis, Flood risk management, Urban flood management, Flood forecasting, Risk assessment and decision making, Flood case studies, Community resilience to flooding, Energy preparedness and response, Critical infrastructure protection, Flood consequence assessment.

Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response II

Author : D. De Wrachien
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1845644441
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Book Synopsis Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response II by : D. De Wrachien

Download or read book Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response II written by D. De Wrachien and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One-third of the annual natural disasters and economic losses, and more than half of the associated victims are flood related. A burgeoning global population and growing wealth, particularly in the last two or three decades, have increased the risk and the demand for flood protection. These features, together with climate change predictions and urban development, are affecting the way flood risk is managed. Knowledge and scientific tools play a role of paramount importance in the strain of coping with flooding problems, along with capacity building in the context of political and administrative frameworks. Therefore, governments need to establish clear institutional, financial and social mechanisms and processes for flood risk management in order to ensure the safety of people and property and, thereby, contribute to flood defence, prevention and recovery. This volume contains papers presented at the second International Conference on Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response. The conference provides a forum for researchers, academics and practitioners actively involved in improving and interchanging knowledge and expertise in a wide range of technical and management issues related to flooding and its devastating effects. The scientific topics presented at the conference on Flood Recovery Innovation and Response 2010 included: Flood Risk Analysis; Flood Risk Management; Urban Flood Management; Flood Forecasting; Risk Assessment and Decision Making; Flood Case Studies; Community Resilience to Flooding.

Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response IV

Author : D. Proverbs
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 184564784X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Book Synopsis Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response IV by : D. Proverbs

Download or read book Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response IV written by D. Proverbs and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2014-06-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flooding is a global phenomenon that claims numerous lives worldwide each year. Set up to promote research into this area of study, this book contains the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response. When flooding occurs in populated areas, it can cause substantial damage to property as well as threatening human life. In addition, many more people must endure the homelessness, upset and disruption that are left in the wake of floods. The increased frequency of flooding in the last few years, coupled with climate change predictions and urban development, suggest that these statistics are set to worsen in the future. Apart from the physical damage to buildings, contents and loss of life, which are the most obvious impacts of floods upon households, other more indirect losses are often overlooked. These indirect and intangible impacts are generally associated with disruption to normal life as well as longer term health issues including stress related illness. Flooding represents a major barrier to the alleviation of poverty in many parts of the developing world, where vulnerable communities are often exposed to sudden and life threatening events. This book covers a wide range of technical and management topics related to flooding and its impacts on communities, property and people. These include: Flood Modelling; Risk Assessment; Flood Management; Considering ‘Blue-Green’ Approaches to Flood Risk Management; Property-level Flooding and Health Consequences; State-of-the-art Flooding-damage Survey and Assessment; Emergency Preparedness and Response; Adaptation to Flood Risk.

Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response

Author : David G. Proverbs
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1845641329
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Book Synopsis Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response by : David G. Proverbs

Download or read book Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response written by David G. Proverbs and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent catastrophes, from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the ravaging of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, to the 2007 floods in Bangladesh, England, and Texas, have made the world very ware of the need for better management of the response to flooding and of the rehabilitation of damaged areas. This book contains papers originally presented at the First International Conference on Flood Recovery Innovation and Response (FRIAR), held in London, UK, which brought together academics, practitioner, and government officials to share information on the state of the art in this field.The conference papers address one of six main themes: Risk management in relation to flood events and climate change; Pre-event planning (both short- and long-term) and business continuity; Management of major events so that coherent and seamless frameworks of support are created; Post damage restoration and recovery; Victims of flooding - including physiological and psychological public health risks; and International and national government policy. This book contains papers originally presented at the First International Conference on Flood Recovery Innovation and Response (FRIAR), held in London, UK. The papers presented at the conference are grouped into the following six main themes. Within the themes, papers cover such topics as: Flood defence methods; Financial and insurance issues; Coping strategies; Adaptive capacity; and Rural vs urban community approaches. The book will be of interest to practitioners, researchers, planners and all others interested in the topic of flooding.

Urban Water Systems & Floods II

Author : S. Hernández
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1784662631
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (846 download)

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Book Synopsis Urban Water Systems & Floods II by : S. Hernández

Download or read book Urban Water Systems & Floods II written by S. Hernández and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing an improved understanding of emerging flood risk management and urban water management was the goal set for research presented at the 6th International Conference on Flood and Urban Water Management, held in A Coruña, Spain. The published papers look to solve various challenges in this field by drawing on the expertise of numerous disciplines and considering a range of responses. Flooding is a global phenomenon that claims numerous lives worldwide each year. When flooding occurs in urban areas, it can cause substantial damage to property as well as threaten human life. In addition, many more people must endure the homelessness, upset and disruption that are left in the wake of floods. The increased frequency of flooding in the last few years, coupled with climate change predictions and urban development, suggest that these impacts are set to worsen in the future. How we respond and importantly, adapt to these challenges is key to developing our long-term resilience at the property, community and city scale. Apart from the physical damage to buildings, contents and loss of life, which are the most obvious, impacts of floods upon households, other more indirect losses are often overlooked. These indirect and intangible impacts are generally associated with disruption to normal life as well as long-term health issues including community displacements and stress-related illnesses. Flooding represents a major barrier to the alleviation of poverty in many parts of the developing world, where vulnerable communities are often exposed to sudden and life-threatening events. As our cities continue to expand, their urban infrastructures need to be re-evaluated and adapted to new requirements related to the increase in population and the growing areas under urbanization. The papers contained in this book consider these problems and deals with two main urban water topics: water supply systems and urban drainage.

Disaster Management and Human Health Risk III

Author : C. A. Brebbia
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1845647386
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Book Synopsis Disaster Management and Human Health Risk III by : C. A. Brebbia

Download or read book Disaster Management and Human Health Risk III written by C. A. Brebbia and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An increasing number of large-scale natural disasters have affected millions of people in recent years. Major earthquakes, floods, And hurricanes, have caused great destruction of property and loss of life, while forest fires, pipeline failures, and bombings have created equally devastating affects on a smaller scale. The increased threats are the topic of the Third International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health Risk, convened so that experts on public health, security, and disaster management could share information. This book contains the papers presented at the conference. Topics covered include Disaster analysis; Disaster monitoring and mitigation; Emergency preparedness; Risk mitigation; Risk and security; Safety and resilience; Socio-economic issues; Biological threats; Learning from disasters.

Flood Early Warning Systems

Author : Daniela Molinari
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1845646886
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Book Synopsis Flood Early Warning Systems by : Daniela Molinari

Download or read book Flood Early Warning Systems written by Daniela Molinari and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the results of an ambitious research activity this book intends to understand why Early Warning Systems (EWSs) fail. However, from the beginning, the objective turned out to be challenging; first, because, so far, there is not a shared understanding of what an EWS is (among both researchers and practitioners communities); second, as a consequence, because it is equally unclear when an EWS can be considered successful or not. Due to this, the research needed first to face some “open questions” instead of going straight to the point under investigation. Specifically, it was first necessary to define EWS, identify its components and functions, peculiarities, and weak points. Only at that point, a first attempt to evaluate EWS performance was possible. Flood Early Warning Systems Performance is organised according to the conceptual steps required by the research. In part I the “open questions” about the definition and the role of EWSs are handled, the aim being the identification of how to evaluate their effectiveness/performance. Part II focuses on the real aim of the research, providing concepts and tools to assess EWS performance; suggested tools are also implemented in a case study to describe how they can be applied in practice. Focusing specifically on the topic of flood risk in mountainous regions, the book can be viewed as a sort of manual for EWS designers, managers, and users. It is organised into different independent sections which will appeal both to experts as well as those with an interest in the subject. Most of results can also be exported to other hazards.

Research Handbook on Flood Risk Management

Author : Jessica Lamond
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839102985
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook on Flood Risk Management written by Jessica Lamond and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-12 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pushing the boundaries of flood risk management research, this comprehensive Research Handbook presents pragmatic insights into all areas relating to flood risk. Through its use of dynamic and people-centred paradigms, it explores urban flood management within localities, properties, neighbourhoods and cities.

Water Resources in the Built Environment

Author : Colin A. Booth
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118809114
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Water Resources in the Built Environment written by Colin A. Booth and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water management is a key environmental issue in controlling of floods and reducing droughts. This book provides analysis of the main issues, offering solutions and describing good practice. Water Resources for the Built Environment: management issues and solutions develops an appreciation of the diverse, complex and current themes of the water resources debate across the built environment, urban development and management continuum. The integration of physical and environmental sciences, combined with social, economic and political sciences, provide a unique resource, useful to policy experts, scientists, engineers and subject enthusiasts. By taking an interdisciplinary approach, water resources issues and impacts on the built environment are presented in the inventive and strategic setting of considering the constraints of delivering potable water to an ever-demanding society who, at the same time, are increasingly aware of living in an urban landscape where excessive surface water creates a flood threatened environment – hence, the need to portray a balance between ‘too little vs. too much’. This unique approach to the water resources debate presents a multifaceted collection of chapters that address the contemporary concomitant issues of water shortage and urban flooding and proffers solutions specifically for the built environment. The book is structured into three parts: the first part (Sections 2, 3 and 4) addresses management issues and solutions to minimise water shortages and provide water security for society; whilst the second part of the book (Sections 5 and 6) addresses management issues and solutions to control excessive rainfall and minimise flooding impacts. The third part (Section 7) contextualises the issues of the earlier sections within international case studies from the developing world.

Effective Waste Management and Circular Economy

Author : Sadhan Kumar Ghosh
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000626393
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Effective Waste Management and Circular Economy written by Sadhan Kumar Ghosh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-09-07 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective Waste Management and Circular Economy: Legislative Framework and Strategies is an invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, implementers and PhD, graduate and Under Graduate level students in universities and colleges analysing the legal framework, strategies in waste management, circular economy adoption, use of mathematical and statistical modelling in setting waste management strategies, sanitation and Hygiene in waste management. While huge wastes are wasted by dumping, there is potential of resource circulation by enforcing legislative framework to effective resource utilisation and creating business opportunities. Circularity of resources in waste streams can contribute to a more secure, sustainable, and economically sound future through the followings: Effective legal framework, strategies and policy instruments, Adoption of circular economy and recycling technologies, Support of IoT and appropriate decision making and modelling, Adoption of alternatives to plastics and other hazardous materials, Economic feasibility as business case, commercialisation, generating employment. This book addresses most of the above issues in a lucid manner by experts in the field from different countries, which are helpful for the related stakeholders, edited by experts in the field. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Professor at Jadavpur University, internationally well-known expert working in varied interdisciplinary fields including waste management having research collaboration in 40 countries. Sasmita Samanta, Pro-Vice Chancellor, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India having research experience in management & academic administration. Harish Hirani, Director at CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur, having wider fields of research in IIT Delhi with a number of research collaboration. Carlos RV Silva Filho, Director, Presidente, ABRELPE, Sao Paulo/SP - Brazil & Presidente, International Solid Waste Association, Netherlands has experience of working in number of international projects

Memory in a Mediated World

Author : Andrea Hajek
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137470127
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Memory in a Mediated World written by Andrea Hajek and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-10 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering both retrospective memories and the prospective employment of memories, Memory in a Mediated World examines troubled times that demand resolution, recovery and restoration. Its contributions provide empirically grounded analyses of how media are employed by individuals and social groups to connect the past, the present and the future.

Risk Analysis VIII

Author : C. A. Brebbia
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1845646207
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Book Synopsis Risk Analysis VIII by : C. A. Brebbia

Download or read book Risk Analysis VIII written by C. A. Brebbia and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprised of the papers presented at the eighth, and latest, International Conference Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation, this book covers a topic of increasing importance. Scientific knowledge is essential to our better understanding of risk. Natural hazards such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, fires and others, have always affected human societies. Man-made hazards, however, played a comparatively small role until the industrial revolution when the risk of catastrophic events started to increase due to the rapid growth of new technologies and the urbanisation of populations. The interaction of natural and anthropogenic risks adds to the complexity of the problem.Due to advances in computational methods and the ability to model systems more precisely we can now quantify hazards, simulate their effects and calculate risk with greater accuracy, enabling us to manage risk much more effectively. These developments are particularly relevant to environmental issues, where substantial risks are involved. Governments, and their publics, now place a high priority on effective risk management and the mitigation of possible hazards. Covering topics such as: Estimation of Risk; Risk Management; Vulnerability; Geomorphologic Risk; Network Systems; Climate Change Risks; Hazard Prevention; Management and Control; Security and Public Safety; Transportation Safety; Safe Ship Operations; Early Warning Systems; Food Safety; Risk Perception; Natural Hazards; Technological Risk, the book will be of interest to planners, emergency managers, environmentalists, engineers, policy makers and other government officials, researchers and academics involved in the field of risk and disaster management.

Advanced Manufacturing in Biological, Petroleum, and Nanotechnology Processing

Author : Augustine O. Ayeni
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030958205
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced Manufacturing in Biological, Petroleum, and Nanotechnology Processing by : Augustine O. Ayeni

Download or read book Advanced Manufacturing in Biological, Petroleum, and Nanotechnology Processing written by Augustine O. Ayeni and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers advanced manufacturing in biological, petroleum, and nanotechnology processing for the development of novel products and systems that incorporate enhanced pollution control and waste management for environmental remediation. The book is divided into three parts. The first section looks at the design and application of process systems, the second section focuses largely on pollution control and management, and the final section discusses areas related to process modeling and simulation. Coverage highlights the integration of smart tools and solutions and looks at current advances in monitoring industrial and environmental processes that can assist in making significant progress in process design for the effective control of pollution and waste management.

Tourism, Cyclones, Hurricanes and Flooding

Author : C. Michael Hall
Publisher : Channel View Publications
ISBN 13 : 1845419499
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Tourism, Cyclones, Hurricanes and Flooding written by C. Michael Hall and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relationship between tourism and high-magnitude storm events, including cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons and flooding, across all stages of a disaster. It considers the measures available to manage tourism after major storms and floods, examines the means to mitigate the potential impacts of these disasters on tourism, and provides insights into the ethical and socioeconomic issues facing tourism after a major flood or storm. The volume offers perspectives from a variety of countries and is a useful resource for researchers in tourism studies, tourism planning and marketing, geography and disaster management, as well as tourism stakeholders.

Environmental Economics and Investment Assessment II

Author : K. Aravossis
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1845641124
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Book Synopsis Environmental Economics and Investment Assessment II by : K. Aravossis

Download or read book Environmental Economics and Investment Assessment II written by K. Aravossis and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current emphasis on sustainable development is a consequence of the general awareness of the need to solve numerous environmental problems resulting from our modern society. This book addresses the topic of investment assessment and environmental economics in an integrated way.

Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming

Author : Claude-Guy Quimper
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319339540
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Book Synopsis Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming by : Claude-Guy Quimper

Download or read book Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming written by Claude-Guy Quimper and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research Techniques in Constraint Programming for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, CPAIOR 2016, held in Banff, Canada, in May/June 2016. The 21 full papers presented together with 8 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. The conference brings together interested researchers from constraint programming, artificial intelligence, and operations research to present new techniques or applications in combinatorial optimization and provides an opportunity for researchers in one area to learn about techniques in the others, and to show how the integration of techniques from different fields can lead to interesting results on large and complex problems.

Social Memory Technology

Author : Karen Worcman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317685318
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Social Memory Technology written by Karen Worcman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memory is a fundamental aspect of being and becoming, intimately entwined with space, time, place, landscape, emotion, imagination and identity. Memory studies is a burgeoning field of enquiry drawing from a range of social science, arts and humanities disciplines including human geography, sociology, cultural studies, media studies, heritage and museum studies, psychology and history. This book is a critically theorised practical exposition of how media and technology are used to make memories for museums, archives, social movements and community projects, looking at specific cases in the UK and Brazil where the authors have put these theories into practice. The authors define the protocol they present as social memory technology. Critically, this book is about learning to deal with our pasts and learning new methods of connecting our pasts across cultures toward a shared understanding and application of memory technologies.