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