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3. Current Flood Risk and Transportation System

Author : Funda Atun

Published in: Improving Societal Resilience to Disasters

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter sets the current flood risk situation and the pattern of the transportation system. Besides, it includes the present flood risk and the flood risk management including both structural and non-structural tools.

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Footnotes
1
Environment Agency, the booklet of the Thames Barrier and associated tidal defences.
 
2
Spring tide: Either of the two tides that occur at or just after new moon and full moon when the tide-generating force of the sun acts in the same direction as that of the moon, reinforcing it and causing the greatest rise and fall in tidal level (Collins English Dictionary).
 
3
Environment Agency (EA no date), the booklet of the Thames Barrier and associated tidal defences.
 
4
London Resilience team facilitates the work of the London Resilience Partnership, which is a partnership of more than 170 public and private sector organisations. In an emergency, the team coordinates information from partners to maintain situational awareness of the impacts on London of the incident. Another duty of the team is to provide strategic advice on London’s plans to the Mayor of London and other senior decision makers.
 
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Metadata
Title
Current Flood Risk and Transportation System
Author
Funda Atun
Copyright Year
2014
Book
Improving Societal Resilience to Disasters

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-04653-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-04654-9

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04654-9_3

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