Flood Proofing In Urban Areas
by Daniele Fabrizio Bignami /
2019 / English / PDF
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Flood control in urban areas needs an innovative approach, capable of integrating the traditional prevailing mitigation measures, aimed at reducing hazard, with new standards working toward downgrading vulnerability. This book introduces flood proofing concepts, techniques and devices in environmental and land-use planning and management, including physics of stability and instability of both human beings and buildings under flood attack, criteria and models to assess flood strain, safety margins for flood proofing devices and facilities. An updated and enhanced classification of flood proofing methods and devices is then presented to better identify the appropriate solutions to specific risk scenarios, and to address the most effective ones from both technical and economical point of view. The provided user-friendly focus on temporary flood proofing techniques descend from their capability to meet performance efficiency under a satisfactory cost to benefit framework. Most of the examples shown are real case studies, without mentioning manufacturers or commercial products. The book finally reports a resume of norms, guidelines, and laboratory test recommendations for flood proofing devices currently in use in different countries, given that diversity of landscape and social patterns require a multifaceted and flexible approach. The purpose of this book is twofold: to encourage authorities, stakeholders, technicians and end users to develop appropriate flood proofing solutions to reduce flood risk under a pragmatic approach and, from a cultural point of view, to inspire researchers, designers and enterprises to advance answers in a key-sector for the safety of urban areas.
