02279nam 2200397 a 450 991100679800332120170303150600.09780727741912 (e-book)9780727741561 (hbk.)(MiAaPQ)EBC3306983(StDuBDS)EDZ0000092921(CKB)2670000000172182(EXLCZ)99267000000017218220120801d2012 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFlood defence design and analysis methods /edited by Paul SayersLondon ICE Publishing20121 online resource (xvii, 392 p.) illIncludes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Twenty-first century flood risk management -- Past failures and design lessons -- Visual inspections and surveys, remote sensing techniques and sensors for detailed analyses of flood defence infrastructure -- Supporting flood risk management through better infrastructure design and management -- Performance of coastal flood defences -- Performance of fluvial defences -- Urban drainage systems -- Dams and reservoirs - regulations, performance and past failures -- Trash screens at culverts -- Design for environmental improvements -- Robust decision-making under uncertainty - towards adaptive and resilient flood risk management infrastructure -- Managing flood risk in the Thames Estuary - the development of a long-term robust and flexible strategy -- The 2001 flood of Houston and Harris County, Texas, USA -- Design of an environmentally aligned flood alleviation scheme: the Burn of Mosset, Moray, Scotland -- Glossary of terms -- Index.This ICE publication is the definitive practical handbook on design and maintainance of flood defences, providing a coherent and focused reference for best practice.Flood controlFlood controlCase studiesFlood control.Flood control627.42Sayers Paul1823712StDuBDSStDuBDS9911006798003321Flood defence design and analysis methods4390564UNINA