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Marinas, Sea-Level Reservoirs, Solar Salt Pans and Other Artificial Shorelines
Humans have modified coastlines in a variety of ways and for a variety of reasons throughout much of history. Some of the earliest modifications were...
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Preventive Diplomacy
The developments in the Middle East accelerated after the end of Johnston’s fourth round. Jordan had been approached to join the Baghdad Pact, which...
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Local Flood Hazard Reduction Plans in Poland — Problems and Perspectives
This article presents the current state of affairs and perspectives for development of flood warning systems, concentrating on the problems of local...
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Global Change and Development: a Synthesis for Southeast Asia
Global environmental change is important for human development. Development depends on ecosystem goods and services. There is already substantial...
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The 1998 Extreme Flood on the Tisza River
The risk of flooding is especially significant in Hungary, because of unusual hydrometeorological and runoff conditions in the Carpathian Basin....
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Disaster Loss Mitigation as an Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change
Extremes of climate and weather, storms, floods and droughts, require vigorous adaptation measures in a generally stable climate or in one that is...
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A Framework and Key Questions for Adapting to Climate Variability and Change
There is a critical need to collectively understand, to develop adaptation options to enhance the benefits, and to reduce the social and economic...
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Adaptation to Climate Change in Bangladesh: Future Outlook
The human induced climate change is no longer a theoretical concept. There is a global consensus among scientists, professionals, academics, policy...
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Exploitation, Restoration and Management
When dealing with exploitation, restoration and management of fresh groundwater in coastal aquifers the key issue is saltwater intrusion. Saltwater...
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Flood Management in the Netherlands
This chapter provides an analysis of the 1993 and 1995 riverine floods in the southern provinces of the Netherlands. In 1993, flooding occurred...
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Solar-Terrestrial Relations — A Historical Reminder
Since the very first assessment of the seasonal cycle, the understanding by mankind of solar-terrestrial relations has been fundamental for its...
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An evaluation of flood forecasting, warning and response systems in the European Union
This paper presents results from the EUROflood research project sponsored by the European Commission under the EPOCH programme. The paper evaluates...
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Port (Harbor) Elements: Design Principles and Considerations
As a part of a total transportation system, ports play a vital role in the, overall system efficiency. They provide a sufficient storage capacity in...
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Hydraulics of Dam Breaching
A comprehensive investigation of the hydraulics of dam failure involves flood hydrology, mechanics of erosion and sediment transport, hydraulics of...
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Avoiding Water Shortages Some Ancient Greek Solutions
One of the most important features of water provision in ancient Greek cities is that as many sources of water as possible were utilized, thus...
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Flood Monitoring
The operation of flood control schemes should include the monitoring of the flood phenomena and the behaviour of the structures in order to enable...
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Potash Mining
The mining of large underground potash deposits presents an unusual challenge because the quantity of ore to be mined is very large, the value of the...
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Organization and Preparation for Flood Defence Activities in Hungary
Hungary is located in the lowest part of the basin formed by the Carpathian Mountains and the eastern foothills of the Alps (Fig. 1). The area of the...
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Marinas
The word “marina” is generally used to describe a recreational boat facility, commonly referred to as small-craft marina; it is a water-dependent...
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Flood control by levees
The construction of flood levees is the most important and common method of flood protection. Flood confinement is accomplished by flood levees,...