Author: Lilian del Castillo-Laborde
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2007-11-30
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9047432045
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work makes both a historical and legal analysis of the process leading up to the 1973 adoption by Argentina and Uruguay of the Treaty concerning the Río de la Plata and its Maritime Front, a wide watercourse that between the 16th and 19th century was object of rivalry between Spain and Portugal, Great Britain and France, continuing later between the South American countries, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The book makes a legal interpretation of the innovative solutions adopted by the Treaty for the River, the Common Fishing Zone in the adjacent sea, the Bi-national Commissions and other matters including its subsequent application, thus providing a systematic and updated insight into navigation, fisheries and pollution prevention among other uses.
Author: Flávio César Borba Mascarenhas
Publisher: WIT Press
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 184564560X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Human settlements have grown near watercourses since ancient times. Water supply, irrigation, navigation, wastewater conveyance and city defense are some of the uses that were responsible for this choice. Even floods played an important role, favoring the soil fertilization. Man-made actions, however, especially in urban watersheds, significantly modify the natural water cycle, increasing the magnitude of floods and their potential damages. Consequently, flood damages are one of the most important issues to be dealt with in the present days. Several different studies show that floods are one of the most important natural hazards, with several losses, both in terms of lives and money. Particularly in urban areas, the amplification of floods may cause important economic losses and lead to critical social risks to the cities and their population, when inundation reaches the built environment. This situation is becoming more frequent each day. Recent history shows that urbanization is an inevitable trend and, today, the most part of the world population lives in cities. It is difficult, however, to adequately manage urban flood problems, because flood risk and flood costs are not easy to quantify. Traditionally, flood risk and flood cost assessments face difficulties due to the subjective nature of these evaluations and to the inexistence of standardized methodologies.This book tries to show different techniques and approaches to help in treating flood problems. Chapters 1 and 2 show simplified mathematical modeling of floods and results of multifunctional landscape flood control measures in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The remaining book chapters present remedial works against debris after floods in Venezuela and Measures for Mitigation of Flood areas in Japan. There are also presented studies related with Flood Risk Assessment and Management in Mediterranean Basins. The final chapter shows an interesting study related to the attitudes of residents in the Tokyo Bay area toward flood hazards.
Author: Dennis J. Parker
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-08-27
Total Pages: 808
ISBN-13: 1317854217
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Floods occur in most parts of the world and range from being welcomed annual occurrences, to natural disasters which have countless physical and societal impacts. Floods presents the most comprehensive collection to date of new research, providing a rich body of theory and experience and drawing together contributions from over fifty leading international researchers in the field. An extensive range of case-studies covering major floods and regions prone to flooding worldwide are included.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 272
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 1284
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