Flooding and flood controls Flashcards
The role of water manipulation in the evolution of civilization in lower Mesopotamia is widely recognized.
Morozova, 2005
Among the achievements of this early civilization are irrigation agriculture and flood-control systems.
Coastal areas vulnerability
Zsamboky et al., 2011
Coastal areas are likely to be more vulnerable to climate change than inland areas because, in addition to changes in fooding, temperature and precipitation, they will also be affected by a rise in sea level and wave heights and accelerated erosion.
Flood safety standards of dykes in The Netherlands.
Kabat et al, 2009
The current level of protection ranges from a flooding probability of 1 in 1,250 per year inland to 1 in 10,000 per year along the coast.
Why is it developing a climate-proofing strategy now is likely to be more cost effective than taking drastic actions later in The Netherlands
Kabat et al, 2005
Sixty percent of the Netherlands territory is located below sea level and 70% of the gross national product is earned in these flood- prone areas.
Deltas pros and cons
Temmerman and Kirwan, 2015
Although it provides cost-effective flood and erosion protection on time scales of years to decades, it disturbs natural delta processes in ways that accelerate local sea-level rise and increase long-term flood risks.
Sand and mud supplied during inundations are trapped in the wetland vegetation, a key natural process that has enabled the vertical building and maintenance of deltas in balance with sea-level rise.
Why has natural flood protection often been lost
Temmerman et al., 2013
During past centuries, wetlands in river deltas and estuaries were reclaimed on a large scale and turned into rich agricultural, urban and industrial areas such as New York, New Orleans, Shanghai, Tokyo and, on a country scale, the Netherlands.
Among the achievements of this early civilization are irrigation agriculture and flood-control systems.
The role of water manipulation in the evolution of civilization in lower Mesopotamia is widely recognized.
Morozova, 2005
Coastal areas are likely to be more vulnerable to climate change than inland areas because, in addition to changes in fooding, temperature and precipitation, they will also be affected by a rise in sea level and wave heights and accelerated erosion.
Coastal areas vulnerability
Zsamboky et al., 2011
The current level of protection ranges from a flooding probability of 1 in 1,250 per year inland to 1 in 10,000 per year along the coast.
Flood safety standards of dykes in The Netherlands.
Kabat et al, 2009
Sixty percent of the Netherlands territory is located below sea level and 70% of the gross national product is earned in these flood prone areas.
Why is it developing a climate-proofing strategy now is likely to be more cost effective than taking drastic actions later in The Netherlands
Kabat et al, 2005
Although it provides cost-effective flood and erosion protection on time scales of years to decades, it disturbs natural delta processes in ways that accelerate local sea-level rise and increase long-term flood risks.
Sand and mud supplied during inundations are trapped in the wetland vegetation, a key natural process that has enabled the vertical building and maintenance of deltas in balance with sea-level rise.
Deltas pros and cons
Temmerman and Kirwan, 2015
During past centuries, wetlands in river deltas and estuaries were reclaimed on a large scale and turned into rich agricultural, urban and industrial areas such as New York, New Orleans, Shanghai, Tokyo and, on a country scale, the Netherlands.
Why has natural flood protection often been lost
Temmerman et al., 2013
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Morozova, 2005
Zsamboky et al., 2011
Kabat et al, 2009
Kabat et al, 2005
Temmerman and Kirwan, 2015
Temmerman et al., 2013
