ABSTRACT
This new handbook brings together various views and experiences of the impacts of flooding and its management in Africa, Asia and Latin America by drawing from traditional and modern approaches adopted by communities, homeowners, academics, project managers, institutions and policy makers. Key stakeholders provide insights and perspectives on flood hazards, flood impacts, flood control and adaptation strategies across these regions. The inclusion of policy makers, emergency responders, leaders of key organizations and managers of flood defence projects makes this volume a unique addition to the flood management literature.
The chapters are organized to reveal various impacts and challenges associated with the management of flooding, including response and recovery. The chapter contributions bring together the different impacts of flooding and propose various mitigation approaches. They describe procedures for managing flooding and reducing the impacts from the perspectives of policy makers, environmental planners and restorers of flood-affected communities. Also, the book considers some of the related aspects including land use, waste management, drainage systems, security challenges, urban planning and development and their contributions to flooding.
The book's primary target is experienced researchers and practitioners in flood risk management. It would also serve as a key text for postgraduate students studying related programmes. Inhabitants of flood prone communities in such developing countries will also find the text an important resource for guidance and understanding. This multi-disciplinary book represents a valuable contribution for a wide range of professionals (e.g. in engineering, built environment, health, retail, etc) who are interested in flood control and management and/or faced with flood-related challenges in the course of their work.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|83 pages
Impacts, challenges and particularities
chapter 3|17 pages
Impacts of flooding on agriculture and food security in developing countries
chapter 5|15 pages
Resettlement as a flood-preventive measure in Sri Lanka
section Section II|89 pages
Preparedness, prevention, responses and recovery
chapter 10|24 pages
Preparedness and management of (flood) disaster amid a pandemic in a developing country
section Section III|66 pages
Risk assessments, flood mitigation and project management
chapter 12|14 pages
Flood vulnerability in developing countries, international collaboration, and network visualization
chapter 13|20 pages
Flood risk assessment in developing countries
chapter 14|12 pages
Flood risk management projects
section Section IV|72 pages
Infrastructure systems, urban systems and their management
chapter 16|17 pages
Integrated water resources management and flood risk management
chapter 18|20 pages
Flood risk and urban infrastructure sustainability in a developing country
chapter 19|17 pages
A review of flood management in South Asia
section Section V|79 pages
Community perspectives, resilience and adaptation