Five feet high and rising : cities and flooding in the 21st century (English)

Urban flooding is an increasingly important issue. Disaster statistics appear to show flood events are becoming more frequent, with medium-scale events increasing fastest. The impact of flooding is driven by a combination of natural and human-induced factors. As recent flood events in Pakistan, Brazil, Sri Lanka and Australia show, floods can occur in widespread locations and can sometimes overwhelm even the best prepared countries and cities. There...

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Barker,Robert;

Bhattacharya, Namrata;

Bird, Alan;

Bloch, Robin;

Davies, John;

Jha,Abhas Kumar;

Lamond, Jessica;

Lopez,Ana Veronica;

Papachristodoulou, Nikolaos;

Proverbs, David;
Document Date
2011/05/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5648
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2011/05/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Five feet high and rising : cities and flooding in the 21st century
Keywords
flood

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Barker,Robert; Bhattacharya, Namrata; Bird, Alan; Bloch, Robin; Davies, John; Jha,Abhas Kumar; Lamond, Jessica; Lopez,Ana Veronica; Papachristodoulou, Nikolaos; Proverbs, David.

Five feet high and rising : cities and flooding in the 21st century (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5648 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/612141468176682794

Five feet high and rising : cities and flooding in the 21st century (English)

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