Clumsy Floodplains

Extreme floods cause enormous damage in floodplains which levees cannot prevent. Therefore it is vital for spatial planning to provide space for water retention in these areas. Land use planners water management agencies landowners and policymakers all agree on this challenge but attempts to make the space for rivers to provide retention are generally not very successful. Adopting an innovative interdisciplinary approach this book examines how society can manage the use of the floodplains along ...See More