Design for flooding : architecture, landscape, and urban design for resilience to flooding and climate change / Donald Watson and Michele Adams

Author: Watson, Donald, 1937-
Additional Titles: Architecture, landscape, and urban design for resilience to flooding and climate change
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2011]
Copyright Date: ©2011
Physical Description: xxi, 298 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
Additional Creators: Adams, Michele (Michele C.), 1961-

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Machine generated contents note: pt. I NATURE OF WATER -- ch. 1 Weather -- 1.1.Sun and Earth -- 1.2.The Atmosphere -- 1.3.Weather -- ch. 2 Land and Water -- 2.1.Water and Carbon Cycles -- 2.2.Biodiversity and the Landscape -- 2.3.Follow the Water: The Opportunity for Watershed Planning -- ch. 3 Flooding -- 3.1.Flooding from Increased Precipitation -- 3.2.Flooding from Severe Storms -- 3.3.Economic and Social Costs of Water-Related Natural Disasters -- pt. II DESIGN WITH WATER -- ch. 4 The Natural Landscape -- 4.1.Understanding the Natural Water Balance -- 4.2.When the Water Balance is Altered -- 4.3.Soils and Vegetation -- 4.4.Subsurface Water Movement -- 4.5.Stream Systems, Wetlands, Riparian Zones, and Floodplains -- ch. 5 The Altered Landscape -- 5.1.When the Landscape is Altered -- 5.2.Altered Stream Systems and Increased Flood Damage -- 5.3.Why Detention Does Not Solve Flooding -- 5.4.Summary: The Natural Landscape as a Model for Resilient Design -- ch. 6 Design for Inland Flooding -- 6.1.Resilient Design for Inland Flooding -- 6.2.Tools for Watershed Protection.

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9780470475645 (cloth : alk. paper)
0470475641 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780470890004 (ebk.)
9780470890011 (ebk.)
9780470890028 (ebk.)
9780470950319 (ebk.)
9780470950562 (ebk.)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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