A conceptual framework for a nonstructural approach to reduce flood impact in urban catchments
Owing to historical processes that can be traced back over two millennia, flooding in urban catchments is managed using the wider UK flood risk management (FRM) cost-benefit approach focussing on structural defences. While in principle, structural defences are effective for managing flooding in urba...
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University of Sheffield
2011
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.544023 |