Planning for river induced floods in urban areas: Experiences and key issues for Sweden

Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research

Volumn 25, Issue , 2007, Pages 485-503

  Thorsteinsson, D ^a   Semadeni Davies, A ^b   Larsson, R ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Flood risks; Hydropower regulation; Insurance; Sweden; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028348273     PISSN: 18789897     EISSN: 22136959     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-4200-3_25     Document Type: Chapter

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