Urbanizing alluvial fans as flood-conveying and flood-reducing systems: Lessons from the October 1997 Eilat flood

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 261, 2000, Pages 229-249

  Grodek, Tamir ^a   Lekach, Judith ^a   Schick, Asher P ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alluvial fans; Desert hydrology; Drainage systems; Flash floods; Flood control systems; Flood management; Flood protection; Urban hydrology; Urban planning; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD PROTECTION; URBAN AREA;

ALLUVIAL FAN; FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD CONTROL; URBAN AREA;

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EID: 0033281902     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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