Floods and Drainage: British Policies for Hazard Reduction, Agricultural Improvement and Wetland Conservation

ISBN-13: 9780367420604 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 220 str.

E. C. Penning-Rowsell; D. J. Parker; D. M. Harding

Opis

Originally published in 1986, Floods and Drainage advanced hazard – response theory. Based on fifteen years of research, the book analyses institutional and political forces, important in the analysis of hazard responses and policies.

Spis treści

Foreword  Preface  Acknowledgements  List of Figures  List of Tables  1. Flood Alleviation and Agricultural Land Drainage  2. The Institutional Context  3. The Hydrologic, Hydraulic and Hydrographic Analysis of Flooding and Land Drainage Problems  4. The Economics of Flood Alleviation and Land Drainage  5. Environmental Impacts and Conservation Policies  6. Consultation: Power, Interests and Attitudes  7. Fundamentals  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Edmund Penning-Rowsell