Meant to assist local officials, planners, zoning administrators, & consultants in developing local flood mitigation plans. Provides a comprehensive process to develop & implement a successful community-wide, ongoing flood mitigation planning program. Also serves as a reference source to the community for technical & financial assistance for planning & implementing community flood mitigation projects. Appendices: public participation strategies 7 techniques; worksheets for conducting inventories, forms, etc. Illustrated. Workbook style.

In this contribution to the academic and policy debates surrounding the management and governance of shared natural resources, the focus is placed on River Basin Organizations as the key institutions for managing internationally shared water resources. The book includes advide to policy makers based on worldwide analysis, and three detailed case studies from three continents: the Senegal (West Africa), Mekong (South-east Asia) and Danube (Europe) rivers.

Urban flooding is an increasing challenge today to the expanding cities and towns of developing countries. This Handbook is a state-of-the art, user-friendly operational guide that shows decision makers and specialists how to effectively manage the risk of floods in rapidly urbanizing settings--and within the context of a changing climate.

This publication aims to raise the awareness of policy-makers about the need for an appropriate legal framework for Integrated Flood Management (IFM). Additionally it intends to motivate and enable flood practitioners, stakeholder groups (including actors of the civil society involved in public opinion building such as NGOs and the media), to engage in dialogue with policy-makers about the legal requirements and best approach to a balanced legal framework for IFM.--Publisher's description.