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Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia electronic resource by Mashael Mohammed Al Saud.

By: Al Saud, Mashael Mohammed [author.]Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: TextTextSeries: Springer Natural HazardsPublication details: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015Description: XIII, 169 p. 106 illus., 102 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789401796613Subject(s): earth sciences | Natural disasters | Geographical information systems | Geomorphology | Environmental management | Earth Sciences | Natural Hazards | Environmental Management | Geomorphology | Geographical Information Systems/CartographyDDC classification: 551 LOC classification: GB5000-5030Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
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.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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. .
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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.

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. .

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