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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Donald Watson; Michele Adams |
ISBN: | 9780470475645 0470475641 |
OCLC Number: | 768121553 |
Notes: | Litteraturliste. |
Description: | 298 s. : illustrations ; 29 cm |
Contents: | PART I: NATURE OF WATER. Chapter 1: Weather -- 1.1 Sun and Earth -- 1.2 The Atmosphere -- 1.3 Weather -- Chapter 2: Land and Water -- 2.1 Water and Carbon Cycles -- 2.2 Biodiversity and the Landscape -- 2.3 Follow the Water: The Opportunity for Watershed Planning -- Chapter 3: Flooding -- 3.1 Flooding from Increased Precipitation -- 3.2 Flooding from Severe Storms -- 3.3 Economic and Social Costs of Water-Related Natural Disasters -- PART II: DESIGN WITH WATER. Chapter 4: The Natural Landscape -- 4.1 Understanding the Natural Water Balance -- 4.2 When the Water Balance Is Altered -- 4.3 Soils and Vegetation -- 4.4 Subsurface Water Movement -- 4.5 Stream Systems, Wetlands, Riparian Zones, and Floodplains -- Chapter 5: The Altered Landscape -- 5.1 When the Landscape Is Altered -- 5.2 Altered Stream Systems and Increased Flood Damage -- 5.3 Why Detention Does Not Solve Flooding -- 5.4 Summary: The Natural Landscape as a Model for Resilient Design -- Chapter 6: Design for Inland Flooding -- 6.1 Resilient Design for Inland Flooding -- 6.2 Tools for Watershed Protection -- 6.3 Communities and Buildings in Floodplains -- PART III: FLOOD-RESISTANT DESIGN. Chapter 7: Flood Design Analysis -- 7.1 Definition of Terms -- 7.2 Flood Elevation: Base Flood and Design Flood -- Chapter 8: The Coast -- 8.1 Coastal Processes -- 8.2 Shoreline Protection -- 8.3 Flood Barriers and Floodgates -- 8.4 Summary of Coastal Protection Measures -- Chapter 9: Flood Design Practices for Buildings -- 9.1 Overview of Flood Design -- 9.2 Flood Design at the Building Scale -- PART IV: DESIGN FOR RESILIENCE. Chapter 10: Flood-Resistant Design for Sites and Communities -- 10.1 Coastal Communities -- 10.2 Comprehensive Planning for Resilient Communities -- 10.3 Local Actions to Build Community Resilience -- Chapter 11: Sea Level Rise -- 11.1 Sea Level Rise: The Issues -- 11.2 Sea Level Rise: Design Responses -- Chapter 12: Design for Resilience -- 12.1 The Wave of the Future -- 12.2 Models for National and International Action -- 12.3 Design Resolution. |
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