Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Beschreibung
During the past years, Saudi Arabia has been affected by particularly severe torrential rains and floods. This book presents an in-depth and all-encompassing study on the floods that occurred in the Jeddah area in 2009 and 2011, including water-flow mechanisms, state-of-the-art techniques for flood assessment, flood control and appropriate management approaches. It highlights a number of methods and concepts that can be applied in similar areas in Saudi Arabia in order to reduce and mitigate the impact of torrential rains and floods.
During the past years, Saudi Arabia has been affected by particularly severe torrential rains and floods. This book presents an in-depth and all-encompassing study on the floods that occurred in the Jeddah area in 2009 and 2011, including water-flow mechanisms, state-of-the-art techniques for flood assessment, flood control and appropriate management approaches. It highlights a number of methods and concepts that can be applied in similar areas in Saudi Arabia in order to reduce and mitigate the impact of torrential rains and floods.
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Mashael Mohammed Al Saud
Themen in »Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia«
Catastrophic Flood Events Flood Risk Management in Saudi Arabia Hydrological Risk Analysis Mapping Areas Under Flood Risk Remote Sensing Applied to Natural Hazards