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Investment in flood protection measures under climate change uncertainty
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Public attitudes towards flooding and property-level flood protection measures
Natural Hazards, 2015The number of residential properties at risk from flooding is predicted to rise in the future, and it is clear that large-scale flood defence schemes are not always feasible. There is thus an increasing onus on the public to protect their own properties. This paper reports the results of a stakeholder consultation investigating public attitudes towards
Seth Owusu, Grant Wright, Scott Arthur
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Journal of Hydrology, 2018
A typical engineered flood protection for a community exposed to fluvial flooding is constructions of flood defense dedicated for public-wide protection.
B. M. Rehan
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A typical engineered flood protection for a community exposed to fluvial flooding is constructions of flood defense dedicated for public-wide protection.
B. M. Rehan
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Hydrological study and flood protection measures for the northern Emirates
Fifth International Conference on Engineering Geophysics, Al Ain, UAE, 21–24 October 2019, 2020Salwa Mubarak Thani* +1 more
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International Journal of River Basin Management, 2016
S. Achleitner +5 more
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History of floods in Greece: causes and measures for protection
Natural Hazards, 2020Floods as diachronic and international phenomena affect numerous people, buildings and infrastructure. Throughout human history, floods are the most lethal and have caused more economic losses than other natural disasters. In this review, the history of floods is considered focusing in ancient Greece since the early Bronze Age.
A. N. Angelakis +5 more
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Case Study—Flood-Protection Measures at Kružlov, North-Eastern Slovakia
2017In the European region, floods are the most common hazards, causing extensive damage and losses. Flooding occurred in 50 of the 53 countries in the WHO European region during the last years, with the most severe floods in Romania, Russia, Turkey and the United Kingdom. It is supposed that climate change will cause more rainfall. This may result in more
Martina Zeleňáková, Lenka Zvijáková
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Flood Causes, Consequences and Protection Measures in Pakistan
2015Flooding is the most overwhelming natural hazard in Pakistan due to diverse ecosystems and occurs mainly due to the heavy monsoon rains throughout the country, commonly late in the summer season and overflow the rivers and streams over dry land. In Pakistan floods are common problem and their continuity makes them more alarming for its economic growth.
YAQUB, Muhammad +2 more
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Flood Resilience of Private Properties, 2019
This article aims to analyze the legal framework for flood risk management in Austria, focusing on planning. Austria’s legal basis for flood risk management is fairly complex because its federal organization involves various administrative bodies and a ...
M. Rauter +3 more
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This article aims to analyze the legal framework for flood risk management in Austria, focusing on planning. Austria’s legal basis for flood risk management is fairly complex because its federal organization involves various administrative bodies and a ...
M. Rauter +3 more
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Flood protection measures in the Republic of Croatia
2012Flood protection in the Republic of Croatia is a very complex process due to the vast hilly and mountainous areas with high rainfall intensities, large lowland river valleys, cities and valuable goods of the potentially affected areas, and lack of built and maintained protective systems.
Rabi, Anamarija, Šperac, Marija
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