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Taylor & Francis Ltd Urban Flood Management 2010 Edition by Chris Zevenbergen
Along with windstorms, floods are the most common and widespread of all natural disasters. Although they can often be predicted, they cause loss of life, damage and destruction, as many urban communities are located near coasts and rivers. In terms of victims, floods are responsible for more than half the deaths caused by natural catastrophes. As flood events appear to be rapidly increasing world-wide, an advanced and universal approach to urban flooding and how to manage will help reduce flood impact. This textbook integrates expertise from disciplines such as hydrology, sociology, architecture, urban design, construction and water resources engineering. The subject is approached from an international perspective and case studies, exercises, expert advice and literature recommendations are included to support the theory and illustrations. Developed by a team of specialists, this volume is intended for urban flood management education of hydrology, geography, civil and environmental engineering, and management students at university level. Moreover, professionals will find this book useful as a reference. More information on flood resilience and urban flood management can be found at www.floodresiliencegroup.orgFor a preview, please go to http://issuu.com/crcpress/docs/urban_flood_management I SETTING UP THE FRAMEWORK1 Setting the stage for Integrated Urban Flood Management1.1 Why are cities special cases?1.2 The city as a living organism1.3 Vulnerability of urban areas: a rough guide1.4 Dealing with uncertainty1.5 Adoption of a system approach2 Urban floods2.1 The influence of climate and other factors2.2 Types of flooding2.3 Pitfalls in using the historical recordII DRIVERS FOR CHANGE3 Urbanisation3.1 Principles of land-use planning3.2 Urban typologies: from central square to edge city3.3 Growing and shrinking: density issues induced by globalisation3.4 Megacities in the delta4 Climate change: key uncertainties and robust findings4.1 A review of the past4.2 Signs of change4.3 Expected consequencesIII URBAN FLOOD RISK5 Hydrology of cities5.1 The hydrological cycle5.2 Land use and runoff5.3 Modelling surface runoff5.4 Modelling pluvial flooding5.5 Modelling coastal flooding6 Urban flood-risk assessment6.1 Introduction to the theory of risk6.2 Quantifying flood probability6.3 Tangible and intangible damages6.4 Loss of life estimation in flood-risk assessment6.5 Cross-scale factors and indirect damages6.6 Flood-risk mappingIV RESPONSES7 Responding to flood risk7.1 Responses7.2 Performance standards and expectations7.3 Resilience, vulnerability, robustness and sustainability7.4 Precautionary and adaptive responses7.5 Confronting flood management with land-use planning: lessons learnt7.6 Building types, infrastructure and public open spaces8 Urban drainage systems8.1 A historical perspective8.2 Major and minor flows8.3 SUDS/LIDS8.4 Practices in water sensitive urban design9 Flood proofing the urban fabric9.1 Managing flooding through site design: basic principles9.2 Managing flooding through detailed design (individual properties/buildings)9.3 Flood resilient repair and retrofitting9.4 Urban flood defences and barriers10 Enhancing coping and recovery capacity10.1 Flood forecasting warning and response10.2 Emergency planning, management and evacuation10.3 Compensation and flood insuranceV TOWARDS FLOOD RESILIENT CITIES11 Managing for resiliency11.1 Asset management, some basic principles11.2 Assessing resilience in flood-risk management11.3 Transitioning from entrapment to resilience approaches12 Capacity building and governance12.1 Risk perception, acceptance and communication12.2 Adaptive capacity12.3 Characteristics of effective learning initiatives13 Shelter for all13.1 What does the future hold?13.2 Turning ideas into action13.3 Success stories: seizing windows of opportunityReferences; Glossary; Abbreviations; Subject Index