Flood Handbook Impacts and Management

Floods are difficult to prevent but can be managed in order to reduce their environmental, social, cultural, and economic impacts. Flooding poses a serious threat to life and property, and therefore it’s very important that flood risks be taken into account during any planning process. This handbook presents different aspects of flooding in the context of a changing climate and across various geographical locations. Written by experts from around the world, it examines flooding in various climates and landscapes, taking into account environmental, ecological, hydrological, and geomorphic factors, and considers urban, agriculture, rangeland, forest, coastal, and desert areas. Features Presents the main principles and applications of the science of floods, including engineering and technology, natural science, as well as sociological implications. Examines flooding in various climates and diverse landscapes, taking into account environmental, ecological, hydrological, and geomorphic factors. Considers floods in urban, agriculture, rangeland, forest, coastal, and desert areas Covers flood control structures as well as preparedness and response methods. Written in a global context, by contributors from around the world.

Part I: Flood and Sustainability Sustainability in Flood Management-Fernando Alcoforado Hydrological Resilience of Large Lakes Management-Mike Ahmadi Best Management Practices as an Alternative for Food Control Part II: Flood Impact Analysis Flood Management: Status, Causes and Impact of Land Use on Flood in Brahmaputra Impact of Urbanization on Flooding Impact of Infiltration on Volume and Peak of Flood-Saeid Eslamian Impact of Bed Form on River Flow Resistance-Saeid Okhravi Catchment Morphometric Characteristics Impact on Floods Management: Role of Geospatial Technology Part III: Flood Risk Management Floods: From Risk to Opportunity-Iftekhar Ahmed Flood Risk Management in Romania- Daniel Diaconu Importance of Risk Mapping in the Processes of Spatial Planning in Spain-Jorge Olcina Cantos Reducing Flood Risk in Spain: The Role of Spatial planning, Alvaro-Francisco Morote Seguido Integrated Coastal Flood Risk Analysis-Andreas Burzel-Andreas.Burzel@deltares.nl-Dilani Dassanayake River Rehabilitation For Flood Protection-Tomasz Walczykiewicz Torrential and Flash Flood Warning: General Overview and Uses of Localized Hydropower-Spyros Schismenos Part IV: Flood Hazard and Damages Flood and Building Damages-Mousa Maleki Flood Mapping, Monitoring and Damage Assessment using Geospatial Technology-Vaibhav Garg Fundamental Issues of Flood Hazard In the Alluvial Fan Environment-Jonathan Fuller Physical Vulnerability, Flood Damage, and Adjustments Examining the Factors affecting damage to Residential Buildings in Eastern Dhaka-Md Nawrose Fatemi Part V: Flood Erosion and Sediment River Flood Erosion and Land Development and Management-Giovanni Barrocu Debris and Solid Waste in Flood Plain Management-Sama Al-Jubouri A Sedimentary Investigation into Origin and Composition of a Dam Reservoir-Hallouz Faiza Sedimentation and Geomorphological Changes during Floods: Selected Problems-Leszek Starkel Part VI: Flooding and Dam Construction Dam Failure Assessment for Sustainable Flood Retention Basins-MIklas Scholz Simulating Flood due to Dam Break-Zafer Bozkus Modelling the Propagation of the Submersion wave in Case of a Dam Break-Bouhellala Kharfia River Restoration as Flood Impact Mitigation-Osvaldo Rezende

Dr. Saeid Eslamian is professor of Hydrology at Isfahan University of Technology, where he heads the Hydrology Research Group in the Department of Water Engineering. His research focuses mainly on statistical and environmental hydrology and climate change. In particular, he is working on modeling and prediction of natural hazards including flood, drought, storms, wind, groundwater drawdown, and pollution for arid and semi-arid zones, particularly in urban areas. He is also a Visiting Professor at Princeton University, and University of ETH Zurich, Switzerland.He has contributed to more than 300 publications in books, research journals, and technical reports or papers in conferences. He is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of both the International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology and the Journal of Flood Engineering. He received ASCE and EWRI awards in 2009 and 2010 for his research. Faezeh A. Eslamian is a PhD candidate of bioresource engineering and research assistant at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is currently working on the fate and transport of phosphorus through subsurface drained farmlands. Dr. Eslamian completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil and environmental engineering from Isfahan University of Technology, Iran, where she evaluated natural and low-cost absorbents for the removal of pollutants such as textile dyes and heavy metals. Furthermore, she has conducted research on the worldwide water quality standards, wastewater reuse, and drought guidelines.