Flood Hazard Management: British and International Perspectives

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ISBN: 9780860942085 | 0860942082
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 12/31/1990

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In some important respects floodplain management and flood hazard research is different in Britain from that in other countries. This collection of papers from a conference provides some comparisons. It covers urban flooding, institutions and policy, land use policy, hazard response, and project appraisal and risk assessment.

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Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. viii
Introduction: the British Urban Flood Hazard	p. 1
Objectives and Organisation	p. 3
References	p. 6
The Flood Problem in Perspective	p. 9
References	p. 27
Appendix: Flood Risk Data Form	p. 32
Flood Related Institutions and Policy in Britain	p. 33
The Institutional and Policy Context	p. 35
Urban Flood Problems: Their Scale and the Policy Response	p. 53
The Power Behind the Flood Scene	p. 61
Institutions and Policy in England and Wales: Section Summary	p. 75
Implementation of Land Use Policy: Local and International Experience	p. 79
Development Control Procedures in England and Wales	p. 81
Circular 17/82	p. 94
Conflicting Objectives in Floodplain Management: Flood Damage Reduction Versus Heritage Preservation	p. 99
References	p. 111
Flood Insurance and Floodplain Management	p. 117
References	p. 130
Design Standards for Building in Flood Hazard Areas a Critical Look at Us Experience and Possible Applications Abroad	p. 135
Flood Loss Reduction by Metropolitan Regional Authorities in the United States	p. 143
References	p. 159
Appendix	p. 160
Implementation of Building and Land Use Policy: Section Summary	p. 163
Hazard Response with Short Lead Times	p. 167
Flood Warning Dissemination: the British Experience	p. 169
References	p. 183
Warning Dissemination and Response with Short Lead Times	p. 191
Appendix	p. 202
Hazard Response with Short Lead Times: Section Summary	p. 203
References	p. 206
Project Appraisal and Risk Assessment	p. 207
Floodplain Mapping and Beyond: a State Perspective	p. 209
Social Choice and Benefit-Cost Analysis	p. 219
Assessing the Health Effects of Floods	p. 245
Project Appraisal, Resource Allocation and Public Involvement	p. 263
References	p. 275
Project Appraisal and Risk Assessment: Section Summary	p. 279
References	p. 284
Conclusions	p. 285
Overview: Flood Hazard Management Lessons for Britain	p. 287
List of Workshop Participants	p. 295
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