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.
Format:	Report
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
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Methods in Flood Hazard and Risk Assessment

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