Identifying robust large-scale flood risk mitigation strategies: A quasi-2D hydraulic model as a tool for the Po river

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 299-308

  Castellarin, Attilio ^a   Domeneghetti, Alessio ^a   Brath, Armando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Controlled flooding; Design hydrograph; Flood risk mitigation; Floodplain management; Residual risk

Indexed keywords

2-D MODEL; CONTROLLED FLOODING; EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT; FLOOD EVENT; FLOOD MITIGATION STRATEGIES; FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT; FLOOD RISK MITIGATION; FLOOD RISKS; FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; MODELLING TOOLS; PO RIVER; RESIDUAL RISK;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); FLOOD CONTROL; HYDRAULIC MODELS; LEVEES; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVERS;

FLOODS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; EMBANKMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROGRAPH; LEVEE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERTOPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREAMFLOW;

ITALY; PO RIVER;

EID: 79955129257     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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