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Author Waugh, William L., Jr

Title Improving Flood Management, Prediction and Monitoring : Case Studies in Asia
Published Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (165 pages)
Series Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management Ser. ; v. 20
Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management Ser
Contents Front Cover; Improving Flood Management, Prediction and Monitoring: Case Studies in Asia; Copyright Page; Contents; Editor Biographies; About the Authors; Acknowledgement; Adaptation Strategies for Flood Mitigation in Pahang River Basin; Introductıon; Study Area; Material and Method; Results and Discussion; Demographic Characteristics; Loss and Damage; Economic Losses; Prevention Measures; Resilience; Awareness and Empowerment; Flood Mitigation and Adaptation; Conclusion and Recommendation; Acknowledgements; References
Application of Interactive Dam Safety Decision Support System (INSPiRE) for Flood Emergency Response Plan (ERP) of Sultan A ... Module 1 (Database): Development of Database for INSPiRE Decision Support System; Module 2: Failure Mode Analysis; Module 3: ERP Formulation for SAB dam; Communication Module; References; Burden of Health-related Issues and Community Empowerment in Malaysia's East Coast Flood; Introduction; Community and Health-related Issues; Materials and Methods; Study Area and Study Population; The Instruments; Results and Discussion; Background Socio-economic Status of Respondents
Health Access and ImpactConclusions; References; Derivation of Region-specific Curve Number for an Improved Runoff Prediction Accuracy; Introduction; Study Site and Methodology; Runoff Models' Assessment; Results and Discussion; Statistics and Null Hypothesis Assessment; The Correlation between S0.015 and S0.2 for Melana Watershed; Runoff Predictive Models Comparison; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Environmental Forensics: A Multi-catchment Approach to Detect Origin of Sediment Featuring Two Pilot Projects in Malaysia; Introduction; Principles of Analysis; Experimental Design
Laboratory ProceduresXRF and FTIR Analysis; Sediment Fingerprinting Statistical Methods; Un-mixing Model; Case Studies; Case Study 1: Segama River Catchment, East Malaysia; Case Study 2: Kelantan River Basin, West Malaysia; Results and Discussions; Sediment Source Dynamics in the Segama Catchments; Sediment Source Dynamics in the Kelantan Catchments; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Appendix; Evaluating Transportation Modes and Routes for Disaster Relief in Kelantan Using Geographical Information System; Introduction; Study Area and Methodology; Study Area; Creating Database
Flood Modelling Using ArcGIS and HEC-RASSite Suitability Analysis for Helipad Area; Network Analysis; Results and Discussion; Mapping the Evacuation Centres; Evacuation Routes for Disaster Relief; Road Network during the December 2014 Flood; Air to Road Transportation; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Experimental Investigation on Lightweight Composite Slab for Floating Structures; Introduction; Lightweight Composite Slab System; Fabrication of Composite Slab; Concrete Properties; Test Procedures; Results and Discussion; Test Results; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References
Summary This volume presents chapters highlighting the methodologies and tools developed to improve flood management and flood risk reduction
Notes Facts and Trends of Urban Exposure to Flash Flood: A Case of Kuala Lumpur City
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Subject Flood control -- Asia -- Case studies
Flood forecasting -- Asia -- Case studies
Technology, engineering, agriculture.
Science -- Environmental Science.
Flood control
Flood forecasting
Asia
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Yusop, Zulkifli
Aris, Azmi
Alias, Nor Eliza
Annammala, Kogila Vani
ISBN 9781787565517
1787565513
9781787565531
178756553X