Flood Risk Management in the People's Republic of China: Learning to Live with Flood Risk
Kobayashi, Yoshiaki; Porter, John W. | April 2012
Abstract
This publication presents a shift in the People's Republic of China from flood control depending on structural measures to integrated flood management using both structural and non-structural measures. The core of the new concept of integrated flood management is flood risk management. Flood risk management is based on an analysis of flood hazard, exposure to flood hazard, and vulnerability of people and property to danger. It is recommended that people learn to live with flood risks, gaining and promoting a clear understanding of flood risks, quantifying and modifying the flood hazard, regulating exposure to the hazard, and reducing their vulnerability to danger.
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Kobayashi, Yoshiaki; Porter, John W.. 2012. Flood Risk Management in the People's Republic of China: Learning to Live with Flood Risk. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/911. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9092-531-6
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978-92-9092-530-9
Keywords
Aid And Development
Comprehensive Development Framework
Development Cooperation
Development Management
Development Planning
Development Strategies
Millennium Development Goals
Organization For Economic Cooperation & Development
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