Flood Control and Management in China

Author: the Editorial Group
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 7508432770
Published on: 2005-01
Paperback

This book systematically introduced China's flood waters and the causes, types, distribution and characteristics of flood disasters, as well as the significant changes of contemporary flood control trends with the social and economic development, expatiated the gradually in-depth process of China's flood control and disaster relief ideologies and the adjustment of contemporary water harnessing strategies; introduced China's current flood control system and future development directions, and enumerated various flood control examples since the foundation of P. R. China in a attempt to help the readers have a good understanding of the challenges and complexities of China's flood control and flood water management.

CONTENTS

Preface
Forword
PART I FLOODS AND FLOOD DISATSTERS IN CHINA
Chapter 1 Geographic Conditions
1.1 Geographic Location and Topographic Features
1.2 Climatic Features
1.3 Features of Rainstorms
Chapter 2 River Systems and Features of Flood
2.1 River Systems
2.2 Types of Flood and Characteristics of Floods of Major Rivers
Chapter 3 Distribution and Features of Flood Disasters
3.1 Types of Flood Disasters
3.2 Features of Distribution of Flood Disasters
3.3 Assessment of Influence by Folld Disasters
Chapter 4 Evolution of Flood Prevention in Modern China
4.1 Changes of Flood Features
4.2 Transiton of Awareness and Countermeasures on Flood Prevention and Disaster Mitigation
PART II DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN FLOOD PREVENTION SYSTEM IN CHINA
Chapter 5 Development of Modern Flood Prevention System
5.1 Development of Flood Prevention System
5.2 Pattern of Flood Management
5.3 Establishment of Flood Prevention Laws and Regulations
5.4 Flood Control Planning
5.5 Benefits of Flood Control and Mitigation
Chapter 6 Construction of Flood Control Projects
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Regulation of River Channels and Construction of Levees
6.3 Construction of Reservoirs
6.4 Construction of Flood storage and Detention Areas
6.5 Urban Flood Control
6.6 Water and Soil Erosion Control
Chapter 7 Development of Non-structural System for Flood Prevention
7.1 Flood Information Measuring, Forecasting and Warning Systems
7.2 Flood Control Regulation
7.3 Flood Fighting and Rescuing
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Chapter 8 General Plan of Flood Prevention and Disaster Mitigation
PARP III CASES OF FLOOD FLGHTING IN CHINA SINCE
Chapter 9 Flood in Yantze River and Huaihe River in 1954
Chatper 10 Flood in Yellow River in 1958
Chapter 11 Flood in Haihe River in1963
Chapter 12 Flood in Yangtze River in 1998
Vhapter 13 Flood in Huai River in 2003
Bibliography
Afterword