weather events, effective flood prevention and management in river floodplains may make a significant contribution. The land …, as well as the quantity and size of the flood pulses in the river. The paper is focused on the role played by … ecohydrology in flood risk management and water quality. From the ecohydrological perspective, river floodplains are extremely …

monthly indices. The monthly indices of rainfall, wet days, rainfall intensity, temperature, and flood and landslide … approach permits the simultaneous analysis of changes in flood and landslide occurrence. Copyright Springer Science …

vulnerability focus on alterations of rainfall depth for various recurrence intervals. The flood-prone Yunlin coastal area, located … vulnerability can be achieved by either reducing flooding severity (implementation of flood-mitigation measures) or decreasing … assets exposed to floods (suspension of land uses for flood-detention purpose). Performance of currently implemented flood …

can be used in flood adaptation planning will assist in determining strategic investments and enhancing public … communication. A state-of-the-art review was conducted of commonly available flood modeling and impact assessment tools that could … be utilized for climate adaptation planning by municipalities. Assessment criteria such as flood modeling capabilities …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of climate change on the drought and flood risks of a … change. To analyze flood risks, changes in water levels of the dam in future flood seasons were reviewed based on the current … dam operation method. The results of the review indicated that both the drought and the flood risks of the dam would …

heights, including tidal range and the asymmetry or otherwise of the flood/ebb cycle; (2) tidal currents, the speed and …

flood extent and pattern which helps in the vulnerability assessment and also to find out the intensity of damages to … facilitate future planning and management. The study area is a part of the Nuna river basin, which suffers from the flood … of 2003 and 18, 20, 22 and 24 September of 2008 were used to monitor the flood extent, duration and depth. The threshold …

prerequisite of flood disaster prevention and mitigation. In this study, the characteristics of historical floods in Poyang Lake … Lake mainly occurred in mid- and late July. The inter-annual variation of highest flood stages and duration showed a long … occurred later and later during the last 60 years. At the decadal scale, the flood situations were most severe in 1990s while …

The public generally expects restoring natural flood retention as an effective flood mitigation measure, given that …-year flood event), only minimal or even negative effects on the damping of flood peaks could be detected for some cross … sections. The delay of the flood peak in the historic scenario, however, conforms with general expectations. Two main hydraulic …