Developing a GIS based integrated approach to flood management in Trinidad, West Indies

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1131-1140

  Ramlal, Bheshem ^a   Baban, Serwan M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flood management; GIS; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RIVERS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

CAPARO RIVER BASIN; FLOOD MANAGEMENT; FLOOD MITIGATION STRATEGIES; FLOODINGS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LYING AREA; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; TRINIDAD; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; WET SEASON;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

RAIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EROSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; GIS; RIVER BASIN; WATERSHED; WATERWAY TRANSPORT;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION; WATER LOADING; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; TRINIDAD [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO];

EID: 47249111358     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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