This book reviews the research in improvements in flood forecast capability and the control of floods. A number of case studies of floods in different geographical areas are presented.
Part I: Coping with Floods in Perspective; V. Yevjevich, G. Rossi. Part II: Hydrologic Characteristics of Floods; R.A. Clark, D.W. Reed, J.A. Ramirez, J.D. Salas, R. Rosso, E.E. Wohl, R.D. Jarrett, F. Rossi, P. Villani, N.B. Harmancioglu, B. Oenoez, B. Oguz, S. Birikundavyi, J. Rousselle, M. Bayazit, Zhong-Min Wang, G.L. Vandewiele, C. Molina Sempere, M. del Rosario Vidal-Abarca, M. Luisa Suarez, K. Harkayi. Part III: Hydraulic Characteristics of Floods; G. Labadie, B. Reitano, J.B. Marco, G. di Silvio, Y. Gyasi-Agyei, F.P. De Troch, P.A. Troch, P.Y. Julien. Part IV: Flood Forecast and Warning; L. Lanza, P. la Barbera, F. Siccardi, R.A. Clark, A.D. Feldman, G.A. Schultz, C. Obled, P. Tourasse, A. Wroblewski. Part V: Impacts of Floods; D.A. Moser, J. Gardiner, D.S. Mileti, A. Melih Yanmaz. Part VI: Measures for Coping with Floods; V. Yevjevich, D.A. Moser, B. Reitano, G. Rossi, O. Starosolszky, N.B. Harmanciglu, A.D. Feldman, J. Gardiner, G.A. Schultz, J.B. Marco, A. Cayuela, E. Gruntfest, F. Nunes Correia, M. Da Graca Saraiva, L. Soczka, T.E. Mirtskhoulava, J. Ganoulis, M. Brilly, M. Smith.