The role of solid waste management as a response to urban flood risk in developing countries, a case study analysis

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 159, Issue , 2012, Pages 193-204

  Lamond, J ^a   Bhattacharya, N ^b   Bloch, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c GHK International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community response; Developing countries; Integrated flood management; Urban flash flooding; Waste management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DEVELOPING WORLD; FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTE; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84865548791     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/FRIAR120161     Document Type: Article

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