Flood prevention and remediation / edited by F.C.B. Mascarenhas. - Southampton : WIT Press, 2011. - 152 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Simplified models for flood flow simulation / Multifunctional landscapes for urban flood control : the case of Rio de Janeiro / Remedial work against debris flows after the year 2000 floods in the State of Vargas, Venezuela / Flood risk reassessment and management in France : the case of Mediterranean basins / Measures and residents' attitudes at flooding in Tokyo lowland Japan / Flavio C.B. Mascarenhas & Marcelo G. Miguez -- Marcelo G. Miguez, Flavio C.B. Mascarenhas & Luiz P.C. Magalhs -- Paolo di Piero, Gianfranco Morassutti & Gerardo Fracassi -- Measures for mitigation of flood hazards in Japan / M. Takezawa & H. Gotoh -- F. Vinet -- H. Gotoh, H. Oshiki, Y. Maeno & T. Takezawa.

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Flood control.
Flood damage prevention.
Floodplain management.
Risk assessment.