| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 205 pages) |
| Series |
Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation |
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Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Flooding, Risk Factors and Responses: An Overview of Concepts / D.L. Kgathi -- ch. 2 Flood Risk Assessment in Australia: Application of a Holistic Approach / A. Rahman -- ch. 3 Causes and Impacts of Floods in the Northeast of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina / D.O. Guaraglia -- ch. 4 Mapping of Areas Vulnerable to Leptospirosis Based on the Analysis of Floods in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area / Andrea Ferraz Young -- ch. 5 Changes and Threats of the Taipei Flood Prevention System / Gwo-Wen Hwang -- ch. 6 The Influence of Risk Perception and Attitude on the Decisions to Adopt Residential Flood Insurance: Evidence from Queensland, Australia / Alex Y. Lo -- ch. 7 Habitus: How Cultural Values Shape Local Communities' Perceptions about Floods in the Okavango Delta of Botswana / O.D. Kolawole -- ch. 8 Rural Livelihoods and Household Adaptation to Extreme Flooding in the Okavango Delta, Botswana / C. Vanderpost -- ch. 9 Factors Influencing Adoption of Flood Risk Information by Residents in Flood Prone Areas of the Okavango Delta, Botswana / W.V. Wanda -- ch. 10 Fish, Floods and Livelihoods in the Boteti River, Botswana / K. Mosepele -- ch. 11 Towards a Strategy for Flood Risk Management / M.R. Motsholapheko |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Floods -- Risk assessment
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Floods -- Environmental aspects
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Floodplain management.
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Floods -- Botswana
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Floods -- Environmental aspects
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Floodplain management
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Floods
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Botswana
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Motsholapheko, Moseki Ronald, editor
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Kgathi, D. L. (Donald Letsholo), 1947-
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| LC no. |
2021694406 |
| ISBN |
9781631176128 |
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1631176129 |
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