Towards flood risk management in the eu: State of affairs with examples from various european countries

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-321

  Klijn, Frans ^a,c   Samuels, Paul ^b   Van Os, Ad ^c  

^a WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

^b HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c C o WL Delft Hydraulics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EU floods directive; Flood risk; Non structural measures; Retention; River floods

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; RETENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 66049116442     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2008.9635358     Document Type: Article

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