Design for flooding : architecture, landscape and urban design for resilience to flooding and climate change / Donald Watson and Michele Adams.
By: Watson, Donald
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Contributor(s): Adams, Michele (Michele C.), 1961-.
Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2011Description: xxi, 298 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 9780470475645 (hbk.); 0470475641 (hbk.); 9780470890004 (ebk.); 9780470890011 (ebk.); 9780470890028 (ebk.); 9780470950319 (ebk.); 9780470950562 (ebk.).Other title: Architecture, landscape and urban design for resilience to flooding and climate change.Subject(s): Architecture and climate | Flood damage prevention | City planning -- Environmental aspects | Environmental management | Climatic changesDDC classification: 720.47
Contents:
I: Nature of water -- Weather -- Land and water -- Flooding -- II: Design with water -- The natural landscape -- The altered landscape -- Design for inland flooding -- III: Flood-resistant design -- Flood design analysis -- The coast -- Flood design practices for buildings -- IV: Design for resilience -- Flood-resistant design for sties and communities -- Sea level rise -- Design for resilience.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
I: Nature of water -- Weather -- Land and water -- Flooding -- II: Design with water -- The natural landscape -- The altered landscape -- Design for inland flooding -- III: Flood-resistant design -- Flood design analysis -- The coast -- Flood design practices for buildings -- IV: Design for resilience -- Flood-resistant design for sties and communities -- Sea level rise -- Design for resilience.