From flood control to flood adaptation: A case study on the Lower Green River Valley and the City of Kent in King County, Washington

Natural Hazards

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 723-750

  Liao, Kuei Hsien ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Built environment; City of Kent; Coupled human natural systems; Flood adaptation; Flood control infrastructure; Lower Green River; Urban flood management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODPLAIN; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION;

GREEN RIVER; KING COUNTY [WASHINGTON]; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84893904751     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0923-4     Document Type: Article

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