Flood Problem and Management in South Asia

2003
ISBN: 978-1-4020-1068-2
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1090 g

Flood Problem and Management in South Asia focuses on both the hazard and the vulnerability aspects of floods. This book addresses floods in South Asia from a multidisciplinary approach. The characteristics and nature of the flood problem and its management aspects are examined. It is suggested that flood control and management focused on structural solutions using embankments and reservoirs are insufficient. Effective solutions must go beyond structural measures and require major restructuring of both legal systems and institutions responsible for management. For those people living in the vast flood plains of South Asia to be able to overcome social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities, an adaptive approach to management of flood risks that identifies specific strategies is needed.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mirza, M. Monirul Qader

Nishat, Ainun

Dixit, Ajaya

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Hydrologie, Hydrogeologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Naturgewalten & Katastrophen
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Physische Geographie und Topographie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Hydrometeorological Aspects of Floods in India.- Three Recent Extreme Floods in Bangladesh: A Hydro-Meteorological Analysis.- Geomorphic Effects of Monsoon Floods on Indian Rivers.- The Disastrous Flood of 1998 and Long Term Mitigation Strategies for Dhaka City.- Floodplain Residents’ Preferences for Water Level Management Options in Flood Control Projects in Bangladesh.- Flood Management in India.- Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in the Nepal Himalaya: A Manageable Hazard?.- Floods and Vulnerability: Need to Rethink Flood Management.- Regional Cooperation in Flood Management in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Region: Bangladesh Perspective.- Economics of Flood Protection in India.