Titlebook: Managing Flood Risk; Innovative Approache Anna Serra-Llobet,G. Mathias Kondolf,Scott Nichols Book 2018 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and Th

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Anna Serra-Llobet,G. Mathias Kondolf,Scott NicholsOffers an accessible overview of key advances in contemporary flood risk management in the USA and Europe.Presents the experiences of practitioners involved in the ‘front lines’ of the transition from

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Managing Floods in Large River Basins in the USA: The Mississippi River. Structures designed to concentrate flow for the benefit of navigation can result in higher flood stages and thus can undermine flood control efforts. Allowing floodplains to flood naturally, as much as possible, can have benefits not only for the ecosystem but also for managing floods to minimize inundation of cities.

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Managing Floods in Large River Basins in Europe: The Rhine Riverolders, projects that not only reduce flood risk but also restore habitat and water quality. Similarly, in the Rhine Delta, the celebrated “Room for the River” projects have taken back some of the river’s floodplain areas as a way to accommodate flood flows and restore lost habitats.