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Exploring the experience of insured UK homeowners in flood disasters [PDF]
, 2004 The frequency of flooding and the number of properties at risk of flooding in the UK are forecast to increase. Costs associated with flooding are usually significant and include for the provision of adequate flood defences, emergency services as well as ...
Homan, Jacqueline +2 more
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Identifying the impact of tidal level variation on river basin flooding [PDF]
Different parts of Sri Lanka are regularly subjected to a wide range of natural disasters, of which floods are most common. When severe, flooding can decrease the economic and social development of the country and the Government of Sri Lanka has to spend
Gunathilaka, M. D. E. K. +2 more
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Characteristics of the extreme rainfall event and consequent flash floods in W Slovenia in September 2007 [PDF]
, 2009 During a weather front that passed over large parts of Slovenia on 18.9.2007, extreme rainfall events were triggered causing several severe flash floods with six casualties.
Kobold, Mira +2 more
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MANAGEMENT OF WATER EXTREMES: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON GUIDELINES FOR POLICY AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
Utilising insights gained from a literature study about the social, economic and political impacts of irrigation droughts, research done on the impacts and management of floods and water restrictions in South Africa as well as analysing the disaster ...
Viljoen, Machiel F.
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Studies of images of short-lived events using ERTS data [PDF]
The author has identified the following significant results. Detection of short-lived events has continued. Forest fires, oil spills, vegetation damage, volcanoes, storm ridges, earthquakes, and floods have been detected and ...
Deutschman, W. A.
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The Techno-politics of Crowdsourced Disaster Data in the Smart City
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021 Erich Wolff, Felipe Muñoz
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Rethinking flood resilience: systemic risk, governance failures, and the social production of vulnerability in the Himalayan-Indus region. [PDF]
J Disaster Sci Manag (Singap)Hamidi AR +4 more
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