Author: K.K. Framji and B.C. Garg

Year: 1976,

Type: Special Publication, Format: Print

This volume contains an introductory chapter and 15 country reports. The introductory chapter covers general survey of the development of flood control survey of the development of flood control measures and the latest practices adopted to mitigate the increasing flood damages, design aspects of flood control works, flood warning and flood forecasting system appraisal and financing of flood control projects, research, international cooperation and broad conclusions. The introductory chapter is followed by country reports. The country reports present a comprehensive and authentic account of flood control including, inter alia, a general description of rivers; fundamental systems of flood control; statistical data of floods; special flood control problems in the respective countries; a comprehensive survey of flood protection methods; the legal, administrative, economic and financial aspects of floods; research on flood protection; international cooperation and other important features of flood control. The countries covered are: ARE (Egypt), Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, and Japan. It is a very useful guide for engineers, planners and administrators dealing with the task of flood control.