Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Springer Natural Hazards) - Hardcover

Al Saud, Mashael Mohammed

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9401796602 ISBN 13: 9789401796606

Verlag: Springer, 2015

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<P>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.</P>

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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.

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• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 9401796602
• ISBN 13: 9789401796606
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 184