Design For Flooding Architecture Landscape And Urban Design For Resilience To Flooding And Climate Change Donald Watson Michele Adams by Donald Watson; Michele Adams 9780470475645, 0470475641 instant download after payment.

'The complete guide to planning and design for water sustainability, as well as flooding and natural disasters. Architects, urban planners, and urban designers, as well as water resources engineers and landscape architects will discover that Design for Flooding presents the best practices and lessons to create buildings and communities that are more resilient in the face of severe weather, climate change, and the prospect of rising sea level. Design for Flooding covers technical and institutional issues-along with new design and business opportunities-built upon: Fundamentals of climate and weather, stormwater and floodplain management; Best practices of flood-resistant design and adaption to sea level rise; Multidisciplinary design that integrates sound ecological and engineering principles; Innovative design and construction to protect and improve water security.--Provided by publisher.'A portfolio of award-winning designs illustrates practical and visionary projects to prepare for a resilient future, including: A case study of Climate's Long-term Impacts on Metro Boston (CLIMB) analyzes four alternatives to prepare for climate change; A design charrette sponsored by The Regional Plan Association of New York illustrates creative concepts for waterfront revitalization and flood protection; Lessons from the Netherlands, Japan, and the United States indicate the effectiveness of long-term preparedness planning combined with phased mitigation and renewal projects; Examples include renovations and small buildings, showing how every project at any scale is a design opportunity to increase the sustainability and resilience of our communities, water, and ecosystem services'--Provided by publisher. Read more... I: Nature of water --1. Weather -- Sun and earth -- The atmosphere -- Weather -- 2. Land and water -- Water and carbon cycles -- Biodiversity and the landscape -- Follow the water: the opportunity for watershed planning -- 3. Flooding -- Flooding from increased precipitation -- Flooding from severe storms -- Economic and social costs of water-related natural disasters -- II: Design with water -- 4. The natural landscape -- Understanding the natural water balance -- When the water balance is altered -- Soils and vegetation -- Subsurface water movement -- Stream systems, wetlands, Riparian Zones, and floodplains -- 5. The altered landscape -- When the landscape is altered -- Altered stream systems and increased flood damage -- Why detention does not solve flooding -- Summary: the natural landscape as a model for resilient design -- 6. Design for inland flooding -- Resilient design for inland flooding -- Tools for watershed protection -- Communities and buildings in floodplains -- III: Flood-resistant design -- 7. Flood design analysis -- Definition of terms -- Flood elevation: base flood and design flood -- 8. The coast -- Coastal processes -- Shoreline protection -- Flood barriers and floodgates -- Summary of coastal protection measures -- 9. Flood design practices for buildings -- Overview of flood design -- Flood design at the building scale -- IV: Design for resilience -- 10. Flood-resistant design for sties and communities -- Coastal communities -- Comprehensive planning for resilient communities -- Local actions to build community resilience -- 11. Sea level rise -- Sea level rise: the issues -- Sea level rise: design responses -- 12. Design for resilience -- The wave of the future -- Models for national and international action -- Design resolution