Handbook on Non-Structural Measures for Flood Management

Author: International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This manual is divided into three parts, comprehensively summarizing and reviewing the types, practices, and practicality as well as limitations of non-engineering measures for flood management that have been widely recognized internationally in recent years, along with some successful case studies. Part I covers the scope of application of the manual. Part II focuses on planning measures, including hydrological analysis; flood forecasting; tidal flooding; floodplain development and management; flood insurance; flood protection; basin management; decision-making, etc. Part III addresses emergency measures, including flood emergency plans; flood control; flood warnings; evacuation; emergency assistance and relief, etc. At the end of the manual, an appendix is provided, offering extensive research references and information for readers to consult. This manual is suitable for government agencies engaged in flood safety work, staff from relevant engineering planning, design, and management units, as well as researchers and students from higher education institutions in related fields. It can also serve as a training textbook for flood knowledge popularization education.