In the past thirty years, knowledge on flooding has greatly increased by moving away from purely hydrological and hydraulic science and opening up to other disciplines such as economics or human and geographical sciences.It is as part of this multidisciplinary approach that this book proposes a review of current knowledge on flood risk. It starts with the ever-increasing impact of flooding in order to conceptualize and understand the constituents of risk. Although risk knowledge in modeling methods or naturalist approaches remains essential, it is further developed by the fields of economics, human sciences, geography, environmental psychology and history. This integrated approach to flood risk contextualizes current conclusions on the eventual effects of climate change by showing that human factors are of paramount importance in understanding the process of “risk production.
1. Introduction - p. xv 2. Part 1: The Impacts of Floods - p. xxvii 3. 1: Analysis of Major Flood Events: Collapse of the Malpasset Dam, December 1959 - p. 3 4. 2: Observation and Measurement of Losses Due to Flooding - p. 21 5. 3: Flood Impacts on Loss of Life and Human Health - p. 33 6. 4: Flood-related Impacts on Cultural Heritage - p. 53 7. 5: Natech Events Triggered by Floods: When Floods Cause Technological Accidents - p. 73 8. Part 2: The Knowledge of Flood Hazards - p. 87 9. 6: Techniques and Instruments to Aid in the Monitoring of Flood Events - p. 91 10. 7: Flood Hydrology Processes and Their Variabilities - p. 115 11. 8: Hydrodynamic Modeling to Characterize Floods and Predict Their Impacts - p. 129 12. 9: Evolution of River Channels and Floods: A Short- to Long-Term Perspective - p. 149 13. 10: Hydrogeomorphology: Recognition and Evolution of the Flood Phenomenon - p. 167 14. 11: Structures for Flood Defense and Management - p. 193 15. 12: Coastal Surges - p. 209 16. Part 3: Flooded People and Lands: Human Drivers of Flood Impacts - p. 223 17. 13: The Contribution of Historical Data for the Understanding of Floods and Risk Prevention - p. 227 18. 14: Assessing Vulnerability to Flooding: Progress and Limitations - p. 241 19. 15: Toward a Process of Resilience Implementation: Capacities, Models and Strategies - p. 259 20. 16: Cities at Risk from Water: Between Vulnerability and Resilience - p. 275 21. 17: Networks in the Face of Flooding - p. 287 22. Part 4: The Future - p. 296 23. 18: Flood Regimes: Recent Development and Future Under Climate Change - p. 299 24. 19: Changes in Flood Risk: Retrospective and Prospective Approach - p. 311 25. Conclusion: Knowledge of Floods: Progress and Weaknesses - p. 325 26. List of Authors - p. 329 27. Index - p. 333
In the past thirty years, knowledge on flooding has greatly increased by moving away from purely hydrological and hydraulic science and opening up to other disciplines such as economics or human and geographical sciences.It is as part of this multidisciplinary approach that this book proposes a review of current knowledge on flood risk. It starts with the ever-increasing impact of flooding in order to conceptualize and understand the constituents of risk. Although risk knowledge in modeling methods or naturalist approaches remains essential, it is further developed by the fields of economics, human sciences, geography, environmental psychology and history. This integrated approach to flood risk contextualizes current conclusions on the eventual effects of climate change by showing that human factors are of paramount importance in understanding the process of “risk production.
1. Introduction - p. xv 2. Part 1: The Impacts of Floods - p. xxvii 3. 1: Analysis of Major Flood Events: Collapse of the Malpasset Dam, December 1959 - p. 3 4. 2: Observation and Measurement of Losses Due to Flooding - p. 21 5. 3: Flood Impacts on Loss of Life and Human Health - p. 33 6. 4: Flood-related Impacts on Cultural Heritage - p. 53 7. 5: Natech Events Triggered by Floods: When Floods Cause Technological Accidents - p. 73 8. Part 2: The Knowledge of Flood Hazards - p. 87 9. 6: Techniques and Instruments to Aid in the Monitoring of Flood Events - p. 91 10. 7: Flood Hydrology Processes and Their Variabilities - p. 115 11. 8: Hydrodynamic Modeling to Characterize Floods and Predict Their Impacts - p. 129 12. 9: Evolution of River Channels and Floods: A Short- to Long-Term Perspective - p. 149 13. 10: Hydrogeomorphology: Recognition and Evolution of the Flood Phenomenon - p. 167 14. 11: Structures for Flood Defense and Management - p. 193 15. 12: Coastal Surges - p. 209 16. Part 3: Flooded People and Lands: Human Drivers of Flood Impacts - p. 223 17. 13: The Contribution of Historical Data for the Understanding of Floods and Risk Prevention - p. 227 18. 14: Assessing Vulnerability to Flooding: Progress and Limitations - p. 241 19. 15: Toward a Process of Resilience Implementation: Capacities, Models and Strategies - p. 259 20. 16: Cities at Risk from Water: Between Vulnerability and Resilience - p. 275 21. 17: Networks in the Face of Flooding - p. 287 22. Part 4: The Future - p. 296 23. 18: Flood Regimes: Recent Development and Future Under Climate Change - p. 299 24. 19: Changes in Flood Risk: Retrospective and Prospective Approach - p. 311 25. Conclusion: Knowledge of Floods: Progress and Weaknesses - p. 325 26. List of Authors - p. 329 27. Index - p. 333
