Floods in urban and suburban areas
For a long time, floods have been regarded as “unpredictable events” or unavoidable “acts of God”, and often defined in terms of inescapable fate. The urbanization of river banks and the alteration of floodplains have gradually created an awareness of the power to transform these dynamic environmen...
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| Formaat: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Taal: | Anglais |
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Environnement urbain / Urban Environment
2015
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| Online toegang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Samenvatting: | For a long time, floods have been regarded as “unpredictable events” or unavoidable “acts of God”, and often defined in terms of inescapable fate. The urbanization of river banks and the alteration of floodplains have gradually created an awareness of the power to transform these dynamic environments and to adapt them to accommodate various human activities. Today, while ways to bring this phenomenon under control are being explored, floods are taken to be risks that must be assessed and eve... |
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