River Basin Modeling for Flood Risk Mitigation

River Basin Modelling for Flood Risk Mitigation brings together thirty edited papers by leading experts who gathered for the European Union's Advanced Study Course at the University of Birmingham, UK. In this book, coverage ranges in scope from issues concerning the protection of life to river restoration and wetland management. Eminent experts examine a variety of topics, including climate change, hydroinformatics, hydrometeorology, river flow forecasting systems, and dam-break modeling. They also explore risk and uncertainty issues for flood management, the social and economic impacts of flooding, and developments in flood forecasting and early warning systems. Case studies illustrate the concepts and methods presented throughout the text.

With broad yet integrated coverage, River Basin Modelling for Flood Risk Mitigation is an informative and accessible reference tool for professional engineers involved with flood risk management.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents
Introduction to Flooding and River Basin Modeling
The European Perspective and Research on Flooding
Overview of Current Perspectives on Climate Change
The Effects of Climate Change on Flooding
The Growth and Significance of Hydroinformatics
The Application of Hydroinformatics
History of Radar and Radar Meteorology
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting
Topics Related to Rainfall-Runoff Models
Real-Time River Flow Forecasting
River Flow Forecasting
The Galway Real-Time River Flow Forecasting System (GFFS)
Introduction to Decision Support Systems
Teleflood: Forecasting Floods in Urban Areas Downstream of Steep Catchments
Present Operational Flood Forecasting Systems and Possible Improvements
Holistic Flood Management and Decision Support Systems
River Flood Hydraulics: Theoretical Issues and Stage-Discharge Relationships
River Flood Hydraulics: Validation Issues in One-Dimensional Flood Routing Models
Numerical Methods for the Shallow Water Equations: 1D Approach
Numerical Methods for the Shallow Water Equations: 2D Approach
Sediment and Debris Modeling
Case Study: Flooding Conditions at Sondrio on River Mallero
Dam Break Modeling
Case Studies in Dam Break Modeling from CADAM
Risk & Uncertainty in Flood Management
The Social Construction of Floods
River Basin Management: Room for the River
River Basin Management: Some Issues and a Case Study
Barriers Inherent in Flood Forecasting and their Treatments
Integration and Goal-Orientation in Flood Forecasting and Warning

About the Authors:
Donald W. Knight, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
Asaad Y. Shamseldin, The Univeristy of Auckland, New Zealand