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245 0 0 _aFuture flooding and coastal erosion risks
260 _aThomas Telford
_bLondon
_c2007
300 _axiv, 514p.
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_c30cm.
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505 2 _aIntroduction -- Drivers of flood risk -- Assessment of drivers and risks -- Coastal erosion drivers and risks -- Responses to future flood and coastal erosion risks -- Ass essment of flood risk responses -- Sustainability and governance -- Synthesis.
520 _aPresents the research base behind the Foresight Project of Flood and Coastal Defence. Studies the factors that affect flood risk at the national scale in the UK. Considers the implications for the future of UK flood risk management and governance. Forecasts the manner in which flooding and coastal erosion risks may increase during the 21st century due to climate change and socio-economic development in the UK. Presents an examination of the integrated measures necessary to manage future increases in risk, through sustainable methods.
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
_y
690 _aPROPERTY-RURAL AND NATURAL ASSETS-RURAL AND NATURAL ASSET MANAGEMENT-COASTAL MANAGEMENT
700 1 _aThorne, C.R
700 1 _aEvans, E.P
700 1 _aPenning-Rowsell, Edmund C
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