Flood Control Management For The City And Surroundings Of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (springer Natural Hazards)
by Mashael Al Saud /
2015 / English / EPUB
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During the past years, Saudi Arabia has been affected by
particularly severe torrential rains and floods. This book
presents an in-depth and all-encompassing study on the floods
that occurred in the Jeddah area in 2009 and 2011, including
water-flow mechanisms, state-of-the-art techniques for flood
assessment, flood control and appropriate management approaches.
It highlights a number of methods and concepts that can be
applied in similar areas in Saudi Arabia in order to reduce and
mitigate the impact of torrential rains and floods.
During the past years, Saudi Arabia has been affected by
particularly severe torrential rains and floods. This book
presents an in-depth and all-encompassing study on the floods
that occurred in the Jeddah area in 2009 and 2011, including
water-flow mechanisms, state-of-the-art techniques for flood
assessment, flood control and appropriate management approaches.
It highlights a number of methods and concepts that can be
applied in similar areas in Saudi Arabia in order to reduce and
mitigate the impact of torrential rains and floods.
