Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia / / by Mashael Mohammed Al Saud

• Autore: Al Saud Mashael Mohammed
• Pubblicazione: Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 551
• Soggetto topico: Natural disasters; Environmental management; Geomorphology; Geographical information systems
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Literature 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: During 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. .
• Titolo autorizzato: Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• ISBN: 94-017-9661-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910299446603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Springer Natural Hazards, . 2365-0656