Floods in a Megacity (Record no. 99741)
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| control field | 978-94-007-5875-9 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9789400758759 |
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| Standard number or code | 10.1007/978-94-007-5875-9 |
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| Classification number | GB5000-5030 |
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| Subject category code | RNR |
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| Subject category code | NAT023000 |
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| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 551 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dewan, Ashraf. |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Floods in a Megacity |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | Geospatial Techniques in Assessing Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by Ashraf Dewan. |
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| -- | Imprint: Springer, |
| -- | 2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | XXV, 199 p. 50 illus., 27 illus. in color. |
| Other physical details | online resource. |
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| Series statement | Springer Geography |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability -- Floods in megacity: a case of Dhaka -- Spatial and temporal distribution of floods -- Modelling flood hazards -- Vulnerability and risk assessment. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Flooding is one of the most devastating natural hazards in the world. Available records suggest that both flood frequency and severity are on the rise and this is likely to worsen in the context of climate change. As population, infrastructure and poverty grow rapidly in developing countries, particularly in urban agglomerations of 10 million people or more, floods could cause widespread devastation, economic damage and loss of life. Assessment of vulnerability and risk from naturally occurring phenomena is therefore imperative in order to achieve urban sustainability. This book uses geospatial techniques to evaluate hazards, risk and vulnerability at a metropolitan scale in a data-scarce country. An empirical study was performed using remote sensing, GIS and census data. This research offers a new approach to mapping population, infrastructures and communities at risk which can greatly contribute to the deeper understanding of flood disasters in a rapidly expanding megacity. Examples shown in this book are from Dhaka Megacity, however, the techniques and methods can easily be implemented in medium to large cities of similar characteristics. The book is essential reading for hazard researchers, geospatial scientists, disaster management professionals, geographers, urban planners, and social scientists. Ashraf M. Dewan is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Spatial Sciences at Curtin University, Western Australia (on leave from his substantive position as Associate Professor in the Geography & Environment Department at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh). |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geography. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geology. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geographical information systems. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Regional planning. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Earth Sciences. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Natural Hazards. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geographical Information Systems/Cartography. |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Title | Springer eBooks |
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| Display text | Printed edition: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789400758742 |
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| Uniform title | Springer Geography |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5875-9 |
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