Classification and assessment of water bodies as adaptive structural measures for flood risk management planning

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1855-1863

  McMinn, William R ^a   Yang, Qinli ^a   Scholz, Miklas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation to climate change; Classification system; Cluster analysis; Diffuse pollution control; Environmental management; Principal component analysis; Runoff control; Scotland; Sustainable Flood Retention Basin; Water bodies

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; POLLUTION CONTROL; POTABLE WATER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEA LEVEL; WATER LEVELS;

ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGES; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; DIFFUSE POLLUTION CONTROLS; FLOOD DEFENCE; FLOOD RETENTION BASIN; PRINCIPAL-COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RUNOFF CONTROL; SCOTLAND; SUSTAINABLE FLOOD RETENTION BASIN; WATERBODIES;

RUNOFF;

DRINKING WATER; RUNOFF; WATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; PEAK FLOW; PLANNING METHOD; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; RESERVOIR FLOODING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SPILLWAY;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; COST; DATA BASE; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; FLOODING; GERMANY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAND DRAINAGE; PLANNING; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

GERMANY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77953618274     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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