Download or read book Floods written by Freddy Vinet and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The management of flood risk seems to be facing a daunting paradox. Despite increasingly effective risk knowledge tools and the efforts of international institutions to place risk reduction at the top of the agenda, the cost of disasters continues to increase. It is also increasingly difficult to avoid the urbanization or development of potential flood zones. The fundamental issue involves determining the conditions necessary for efficient prevention by focusing on adaptability to risk, which implies coping with the risk of flooding rather than directly fighting against it or simply ignoring it. This second volume of the Floods series of books explores existing policies and tools which mitigate the impact of flooding: the construction of protective structures, the reduction of vulnerability, land use planning, the improvement of crisis management, etc. The closing chapters focus on the question of adaptation through post-flood reconstruction, integrating disaster risk reduction measures, e.g. through resilient urbanism. - Presents the state-of-the-art surrounding flood issues, from the description of the phenomena, to the management of risk (dikes, dams, reducing vulnerability and management of crisis) - Written by specialists, but accessible to mainstream scientists - Exposes knowledge, methodologies, scientific locks and the prospects of each discipline on the theme of floods
Download or read book Report of the Ninth Session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa. Session and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1995 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dynamics of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa During the Holocene Past Present Future written by J. Runge and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together experts from several disciplines, this volume collects the best papers presented at the international workshop on 'Environmental and Cultural Change in West and Central Africa, held in Cameroon, March 2006. Problems of Holocene and Late Pleistocene modifications of the rain forest savanna fringe and their possible influence on cultural innovations are discussed. This is an important resource for those concerned with tropical forests and related development problems of third world countries. It is an excellent source of information for new original manuscripts on the topic of Late Pleistocene and Holocene landscape evolution in the lower latitudes of Africa.
Download or read book Natural Hazards written by José Simão Antunes Do Carmo and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses different aspects of natural hazards and vulnerabilities, with a focus on prevention and protection. It consists of nine chapters, five on flood events addressing vulnerabilities, risk assessments, impacts, sensitivity analyses, and mitigation measures, two on climate change and reconstruction of natural hazard events such as avalanches and rockslides, and two on tsunamis and volcanoes. All chapters provide relevant information and useful elements for readers interested and concerned about the lack of action or its ineffectiveness in containing the vulnerabilities and risks of possible natural hazards worldwide.
Download or read book Vers une gestion int gr e de l eau dans l Empire romain written by Ella Hermon and published by L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER. This book was released on 2008 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ella Hermon, Avant-propos. Concepts et paradigmes ; Luigi Capogrossi Colognesi, Pr�face. Acque, terre e paesaggi umani nella storia di Roma; A. Trevor Hodge, Introduction. Reflections on Water; i. aspects de gestion int�gr�e de leau: I.1. Pratiques de la gestion int�gr�e de leau; Mich�le Brunet, La gestion de leau en milieu urbain et rural � D�los dans lAntiquit�; Monique Clavel-L�veque, Gestion de leau et d�veloppement de la colonie de B�ziers; dans la plaine littorale; Sophie Collin-Bouffier, Organisation des territoires grecs antiques et gestion de leau; H�le`ne Dessales, Le prix de leau dans lhabitat romain: une �tude des modes de gestion; � Pomp�i; Maurizio Gualtieri, The Water Supply System of a Senatorial Estate in Southern Italy; (Oppido Lucano, PZ); Alberto Prieto, Les guerres de leau dans lHispanie romaine; I.2. La gestion des risques environnementaux : C�cile Allinne, L�volution du climat � l�poque romaine en M�diterran�e occidentale:; aper�u historiographique et nouvelles approches; Robert Bedon, Les villes des Trois Gaules et leur recherche dune proximit� de leau:; gestion des atouts et des difficult�s cr��es par la pr�sence de rivi�res et de mar�cages; Jean-Fran�ois Berger, �tude g�oarch�ologique des r�seaux hydrauliques romains de; Gaule Narbonnaise (haute et moyenne vall�e du Rh�ne): apports � la gestion des; ressources en eau et � lhistoire agraire antique; Rita Compatangelo-Soussignan, La lagune-mar�cage de Salapia / Siponte (Pouilles,; Italie) � l�poque romaine: modifications environnementales et r�ponses anthropiques; Philippe Leveau, Les inondations du Tibre � Rome: politiques publiques et variations; climatiques � l�poque romaine; Marinella Pasquinucci, Water Management Practices and Risk Management in North; Etruria (Archaic Period to Late Antiquity): A Few Remarks; ii. savoirs traditionnels : ii.1. Usages �conomiques et conflits dusage : Pascal Arnaud, Conscience de limpact environnemental et choix dam�nagements ; concurrentiels des cours deau chez les auteurs anciens; Raffaella Biundo, La gestion publique de leau: finances municipales et centre du pouvoir; � l�poque imp�riale; Geoffrey Kron, Reconstructing the Techniques and Potential Productivity of Roman; Aquaculture in the Light of Recent Research and Practice; Philippe Leveau, Les aqueducs de la colonie romaine dArles et lexploitation des eaux souterraines (Ground Water): conflits dusage, changements dutilisation des eaux,; �volution des environnements dans un massif karstique; Elio Lo Cascio and Paolo Malanima, Mechanical Energy and Water Power in Europe:; A Long Stability ?; Almudena Orejas, Mar�a Ruiz del �rbol et F.-Javier Sanchez-Palencia, La gestion; int�gr�e de leau dans les zones mini�res du nord-ouest dHispania; Stefania Quilici Gigli, The Management of the Water Regime in Agrarian Contexts in; Central Italy; ii.2. Aspects juridiques : Pierre Jaillette et Francesca Reduzzi Merola, Leau � usage agricole dans la; l�gislation romaine de l�poque tardive: du Code Th�odosien au Code Justinien; Dennis Kehoe, Economics and the Law of Water Rights in the Roman Empire; Jean Peyras, La gestion int�gr�e de leau dans lAntiquit� tardive: la r�ception du droit; romain dans lAfrique Mineure; Robert H. Rodgers, Ex rei publicae utilitate: Legal Issues Concerning Maintenance of; the Aqueducts at Rome; Francesco Salerno, Opus manu factum, natura agri et lutilisation de leau de pluie; dans la jurisprudence romaine; conclusion : Luigi Labruna, Rome et le droit de lenvironnement; Ella Hermon, LEmpire romain: un paradigme interpr�tatif ?
Download or read book Sustainability of Water Resources Under Increasing Uncertainty written by International Association of Hydrological Sciences. Scientific Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Innovations in Smart Cities Applications Edition 3 written by Mohamed Ben Ahmed and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 1284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights original research and recent advances in various fields related to smart cities and their applications. It gathers papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Smart City Applications (SCA19), held on October 2–4, 2019, in Casablanca, Morocco. Bringing together contributions by prominent researchers from around the globe, the book offers an invaluable instructional and research tool for courses on computer science, electrical engineering, and urban sciences. It is also an excellent reference guide for professionals, researchers, and academics in the field of smart cities. This book covers topics including: • Smart Citizenship • Smart Education • Digital Business and Smart Governance • Smart Health Care • New Generation of Networks and Systems for Smart Cities • Smart Grids and Electrical Engineering • Smart Mobility • Smart Security • Sustainable Building • Sustainable Environment
Download or read book The Riviera Exposed written by Stephen L. Harp and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping social and environmental history, The Riviera, Exposed illuminates the profound changes to the physical space that we know as the quintessential European tourist destination. Stephen L. Harp uncovers the behind-the-scenes impact of tourism following World War II, both on the environment and on the people living and working on the Riviera, particularly North African laborers, who not only did much of the literal rebuilding of the Riviera but also suffered in that process. Outside of Paris, the Riviera has been the most visited region in France, depending almost exclusively on tourism as its economic lifeline. Until recently, we knew a great deal about the tourists but much less about the social and environmental impacts of their activities or about the life stories of the North African workers upon whom the Riviera's prosperity rests. The technologies embedded in roads, airports, hotels, water lines, sewers, beaches, and marinas all required human intervention—and travelers were encouraged to disregard this intervention. Harp's sharp analysis explores the impacts of massive construction and public works projects, revealing the invisible infrastructure of tourism, its environmental effects, and the immigrants who built the Riviera. The Riviera, Exposed unearths a gritty history, one of human labor and ecological degradation that forms the true foundation of the glamorous Riviera of tourist mythology.
Download or read book Water for Peace Planning and developing water programs written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water for Peace written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Congress Proceedings written by International Water Supply Association and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hachette s Children s Own French Book written by P. H. Ernest Brette and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-10-02 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1873. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Download or read book Mapping Urban Spaces written by Lamberto Amistadi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-21 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mapping Urban Spaces focuses on medium-sized European cities and more specifically on their open spaces from psychological, sociological, and aesthetic points of view. The chapters illustrate how the characteristics that make life in medium-sized European cities pleasant and sustainable – accessibility, ease of travel, urban sustainability, social inclusiveness – can be traced back to the nature of that space. The chapters develop from a phenomenological study of space to contributions on places and landscapes in the city. Centralities and their meaning are studied, as well as the social space and its complexity. The contributions focus on history and theory as well as concrete research and mapping approaches and the resulting design applications. The case studies come from countries around Europe including Poland, Italy, Greece, Germany, and France, among others. The book will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners in architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture.
Download or read book Arid Land Irrigation in Developing Countries written by E. Barton Worthington and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arid Land Irrigation in Developing Countries: Environmental Problems and Effects covers the proceedings of the International Symposium on Arid Land Irrigation, held in Alexandria, Egypt on February 16-21 1976. This book is organized into eight sections encompassing 46 chapters. The opening section deals first with the benefits of arid land irrigation and the effective use of water in irrigated agriculture. This section also tackles the public health and socio-economic impacts of irrigation, as well as the planning and managing of irrigation and drainage systems. The next section discusses the results of some case studies on arid land irrigation, such as in districts in Mexico, Iran, and Egypt. Other sections explore the influence of irrigation on changes in hydrological processes and cycle, soil fertility, water quality, and biological balances. The closing sections consider the human problems in irrigation areas, with an emphasis on the problem of schistosomiasis and malaria. These sections also look into the viewpoints of specialist agencies of the United Nations on arid land irrigation. This book will be of value to agriculturists, economists, and researchers.
Download or read book Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge written by and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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