Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

by Mashael Bent Mohammed Al Saud

Book Overview

During the past years, Saudi Arabia has been affected by particularly severe torrential rains and floods. This book presents an in-depth and all-encompassing study on the floods that occurred in the Jeddah area in 2009 and 2011, including water-flow mechanisms, state-of-the-art techniques for flood assessment, flood control and appropriate management approaches. It highlights a number of methods and concepts that can be applied in similar areas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 940240144X
• ISBN13: 9789402401448
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"