TY  - BOOK
AU  - Al Saud,Mashael Mohammed
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
T2  - Springer Natural Hazards
SN  - 9789401796613
AV  - GB5000-5030 
U1  - 551 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Dordrecht
PB  - Springer Netherlands, Imprint: Springer
KW  - earth sciences
KW  - Natural disasters
KW  - Geographical information systems
KW  - Geomorphology
KW  - Environmental management
KW  - Earth Sciences
KW  - Natural Hazards
KW  - Environmental Management
KW  - Geographical Information Systems/Cartography
N1  - Literature Review and General Concepts -- Methodology and Tools of Analysis -- Physical and Anthropogenic Factors -- Floods and Torrents of Jeddah -- Hydrologic Analysis of DEMs -- Data Analysis and Manipulation -- Data Modeling for Floods and Torrents Assessment -- Localities Damaged from Floods and Torrents -- The Existing Technical Flood Control in Jeddah -- Required Controls for Floods and Torrents in Jeddah Region.- Discussion and Conclusion -- Index
N2  - 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. 
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9661-3
ER  -