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Methods in Flood Hazard and Risk Assessment

This technical note provides an overview for authorities who wish to conduct flood hazard and risk assessments and who must develop a step-by-step plan for carrying out the assessment that is appropriate and feasible in the local context. It is imp...

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Main Author: Wright, Daniel B.
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
FLOODING
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
RISKS
HYDROGRAPH
DISCHARGE HYDROGRAPH
CALIBRATION
LARGE RIVER
STORM
FLOOD-PRONE AREAS
EARLY WARNING
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
TYPE OF DISASTER
FLOOD FLOW
RISK REDUCTION
STORMS
DISCHARGE
FLOW DEPTH
FLOOD DEFENCE
HYDROLOGY
RESERVOIRS
FLOOD HAZARDS
HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES
CHANNELS
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
DISASTER
DAMAGES
DISASTER REDUCTION INITIATIVES
WATER DEPTH
HEAVY RAINFALL
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
WATER RESOURCES
MAJOR FLOOD
SEDIMENT
FLOOD HAZARD
FLOOD INFORMATION
LAKE BEDS
WEATHER RADAR
BASINS
FLOODS
FLOOD DURATION
FLOODED
LARGE FLOODS
DEEP WATER
WATER
NATURAL HAZARD
FLOOD MITIGATION
FLOOD PRONE AREAS
RAINFALL INTENSITY
NATURAL DISASTERS
WATER LEVEL
RAINFALL
URBAN FLOOD
HYDRAULIC MODELING
DISASTERS
FLOOD INUNDATION
COASTAL FLOOD
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
FLOOD STAGE
LANDSLIDES
MODELING
PRECIPITATION
RUNOFF
RAINFALL DATA
LAND USE
FLOOD WARNINGS
FLOOD INSURANCE
TECHNOLOGY
FLOODPLAINS
EMERGENCY
WATERSHEDS
DISASTER REDUCTION
RIVER CHANNEL
CLIMATE CHANGE
DISASTER RISK
GEOLOGY
BANK
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FLOOD DAMAGE ESTIMATION
FLOOD DAMAGE
FLOOD FREQUENCY
RETAINING WALLS
URBAN AREAS
DAMAGE
FLOOD RISKS
FLOOD RISK
RAINFALL MEASUREMENTS
RIVERS
HYDROLOGISTS
HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS
LARGE RIVERS
RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
FLOOD
IMPACTS OF FLOODS
FLOOD WATER
BATHYMETRY
RAINFALL FREQUENCY
INSURANCE
HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL
EROSION
FLOOD DEPTH
RETURN PERIOD
FLOOD VULNERABILITY
HYDROLOGIC MODELS
WATERSHED
RISK
GROUNDWATER
EXTREME RAINFALL
ESTUARIES
WARNING SYSTEMS
HYDROGRAPHS
RAINFALL EVENT
FLOOD CONDITIONS
FATALITIES
FLOOD CONTROL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
RAIN
SOILS
FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
FLOOD DAMAGE CURVE
FLOOD STAGES
EVACUATION
FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
FLOOD FLOWS
WATER LEVELS
SAFETY
PEAK DISCHARGE
COASTAL FLOODING
FLOOD CHARACTERISTICS
NATURAL HAZARDS
RISK ASSESSMENT
EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIONS
CHANNEL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25136493/methods-flood-hazard-risk-assessment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22982

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