Essays about: "Levees"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Levees.
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1. Modelling the Human-Flood Interactions : Effects of different societal risk perceptions on flood losses
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Can one society’s flood risk perception and management strategy impact the neighbouring society? This study applies a socio-hydrological model to four ideal types of society living along the same river. These societies have various rationalities and risk perceptions: risk-controlling, risk-monitoring, risk- neglecting and risk-downplaying. READ MORE
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2. Analysis of floodplain population dynamics in the USA from 1790 to 2010
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Floodplain is an important location for the economic and social development of society throughout history, although it afflicted by different disasters like floods and bank erosion from time to time. Population dynamics and distribution trends have important effects on the landscape and society. READ MORE
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3. Estimating the probability of levee failure for flood risk mapping : An application to Paglia River
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Climate change results to more extreme and frequent flood events that induce extra risk to flood protection structures such as levees. Thus, estimation of the probability of levee failure is of utmost importance when it comes to structural safety and flood risk assessment. READ MORE
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4. Virtual Phenomenology and Viewshed Analysis of the Colossi of Memnon during the reign of Amenhotep III in VR and GIS based environment
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : The Colossi of Memnon are a prominent feature of the constructed landscape at ancient Thebes (modern day Luxor, Egypt). They were built on the West Bank during the later years of Amenhotep III reign and they stood in front of his royal cult temple, Mansion of Millions of Years, known today colloquially as Kôm el-Hetan. READ MORE
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5. The role of groundwater in the inundation of a river-connected floodplain : case study of the river Silverån in southeast Sweden
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Fluvial flooding has long been recognized as one of the most frequently occurring natural disasters worldwide, with consequences as large economic losses from damages on infrastructure and agriculture, as well as severe impacts on human health. A less known and explored type of flooding is groundwater flooding. READ MORE