Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Al Saud, Mashael Mohammed (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Springer Natural Hazards,
Temas:
Natural disasters.
Environmental management.
Geomorphology.
Geographic information systems.
Natural Hazards.
Environmental Management.
Geographical Information System.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Literature Review and General Concepts
  • Methodology and Tools of Analysis
  • Physical and Anthropogenic Factors
  • Floods and Torrents of Jeddah
  • Hydrologic Analysis of DEMs
  • Data Analysis and Manipulation
  • Data Modeling for Floods and Torrents Assessment
  • Localities Damaged from Floods and Torrents
  • The Existing Technical Flood Control in Jeddah
  • Required Controls for Floods and Torrents in Jeddah Region.- Discussion and Conclusion
  • Index.

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