Floods : physical processes and human impacts.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-376) and index

Section one: The flood hazard in context -- Floods: physical events and natural hazards -- Impact and interpretation of flood hazard -- Section two: Processes of flooding -- River floods: geophysical processes -- River floods: spatial characteristics -- Coastal floods -- Flood estimation -- Section three: responses to the flood hazard -- Flood defence -- Flood forecasting and warning -- Mitigating and managing flood losses -- Outlook

This book is concerned with the causes and consequences of river and coastal floods and the ways in which people can respond to the flood hazard. Individual chapters address issues such as floods as natural hazards; impacts and interpretations of flood hazard; causes, spatial characteristics and form of river floods and coastal floods; flood estimation; flood defecne; flood forecasting and warning; other responses including land use planning and insurance; and a concluding discussion of problems, policies and prospects