03288nam a22005415i 4500 978-94-017-9661-3 DE-He213 20200701132307.0 cr nn 008mamaa 150217s2015 ne | s |||| 0|eng d 9789401796613 978-94-017-9661-3 10.1007/978-94-017-9661-3 doi GB5000-5030 RNR bicssc NAT023000 bisacsh RNR thema 551 23 Al Saud, Mashael Mohammed. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [electronic resource] / by Mashael Mohammed Al Saud. 1st ed. 2015. Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015. XIII, 169 p. 106 illus., 102 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Springer Natural Hazards, 2365-0656 Literature Review and General Concepts -- Methodology and Tools of Analysis -- Physical and Anthropogenic Factors -- Floods and Torrents of Jeddah -- Hydrologic Analysis of DEMs -- Data Analysis and Manipulation -- Data Modeling for Floods and Torrents Assessment -- Localities Damaged from Floods and Torrents -- The Existing Technical Flood Control in Jeddah -- Required Controls for Floods and Torrents in Jeddah Region.- Discussion and Conclusion -- Index. 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. . Natural disasters. Environmental management. Geomorphology. Geographical information systems. Natural Hazards. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/G32000 Environmental Management. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U17009 Geomorphology. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/J16010 Geographical Information Systems/Cartography. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/J13000 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9789401796620 Printed edition: 9789401796606 Printed edition: 9789402401448 Springer Natural Hazards, 2365-0656 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9661-3 ZDB-2-EES ZDB-2-SXEE Earth and Environmental Science (SpringerNature-11646) Earth and Environmental Science (R0) (SpringerNature-43711)