Broschiertes Buch

Flood Hazards

Impacts and Responses for the Built Environment

Herausgeber: Lamond, Jessica; Hammond, Felix; Booth, Colin

Beschreibung

A unique contribution to the literature on flood management, this resource provides the perspectives of leading academics, practitioners, policymakers, and those directly impacted by flooding. It offers a concentrated introduction to urban flooding, exploring forecasting, emergency response, building repair, mitigation, and adaptation, as well as financial and insurance implications. Written for students, practitioners, and researchers in flood risk management, as well as for professionals who may encounter flood-related issues in their work, this cross-disciplinary book takes significant steps towards the design of built environments that are more resilient to flood risk.

Autor

Jessica Lamond, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., is a research fellow in the Department of the Built Environment at the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Her areas of research specialism are in the field of flood risk management and property valuation studies. She has conducted research projects for research councils, government departments, the Environment Agency, private industry, and the RICS. David Proverbs, B.Sc., PG.Cert. Ed., Ph.D., FCIOB, FHEA, is Professor of Construction Management and Head of the Construction and Property Department at the University of the West of England. He has published over 200 refereed journal/conference papers, is Editor of the International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, and is an editorial board member for a range of international journals. Colin Booth, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., PGCE, FRGS, MSEE, is a Reader in Environmental Engineering and Head of Built Environment research at the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, with a background in environmental modeling. He has an international research profile and has authored or co-authored approximately eighty scientific publications (articles and chapters) in international peer-reviewed journals and books. He is also an editorial board member for several international journals. Felix Hammond, B.Sc., PGCE, MBA, LLM, Ph.D., MGIS, FHEA, is a senior lecturer and a member of the Surveying and Property research group in the Department of the Built Environment at the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. He is a real estate economics and finance specialist with considerable experience in real estate policy and development economics related research and analysis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 588g
• ISBN-13: 9781138118256
• ISBN-10: 1138118257
• Artikelnr.: 57049201