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

Paperback Engels 2016 9789402401448
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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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ISBN13:9789402401448
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer Netherlands

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<p>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.</p>

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