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200 10$aFlood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia /$fby Mashael  Mohammed Al Saud
205   $a1st edition
210  1$aDordrecht :$cSpringer Netherlands :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015.
215   $a1 online resource (177 p.)
225 1 $aSpringer Natural Hazards,$x2365-0656
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311 0 $a94-017-9660-2 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aLiterature Review and General Concepts -- Methodology and Tools of Analysis -- Physical and Anthropogenic Factors -- Floods and Torrents of Jeddah -- Hydrologic Analysis of DEMs -- Data Analysis and Manipulation -- Data Modeling for Floods and Torrents Assessment -- Localities Damaged from Floods and Torrents -- The Existing Technical Flood Control in Jeddah -- Required Controls for Floods and Torrents in Jeddah Region.- Discussion and Conclusion -- Index.
330   $aDuring the past years, Saudi Arabia has been affected by particularly severe torrential rains and floods. This book presents an in-depth and all-encompassing study on the floods that occurred in the Jeddah area in 2009 and 2011, including water-flow mechanisms, state-of-the-art techniques for flood assessment, flood control and appropriate management approaches. It highlights a number of methods and concepts that can be applied in similar areas in Saudi Arabia in order to reduce and mitigate the impact of torrential rains and floods. .
410  0$aSpringer Natural Hazards,$x2365-0656
606   $aNatural disasters
606   $aEnvironmental management
606   $aGeomorphology
606   $aGeographical information systems
615  0$aNatural disasters.
615  0$aEnvironmental management.
615  0$aGeomorphology.
615  0$aGeographical information systems.
676   $a551
700   $aAl Saud$b Mashael  Mohammed$01058270
906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910299446603321
996   $aFlood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia$92498461
997   $aUNINA