| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 290 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Sustainable development goals series |
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Sustainable development goals series.
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| Contents |
Part I. Introduction and background. Contextualising the increasing risk of floods and tornadoes -- Part II. Flood modelling, early warning and partnerships. Satellite-based approaches in the detection and monitoring of selected hydrometeorological disasters -- ICT readiness for flood risk reduction and management : lessons from Eastern Cape Provinces Port St Johns municipality, South Africa -- A reflection of hydrological and other emerging perspectives of Lake Karibas Operation Noah -- Victoria Falls water flow regimes : a tale of two half-centuries -- Part III. Urban flooding and insurance matters. Hotel management under increasing and more intense floods : a focus on the Centurion Hotel, South Africa -- Rethinking harbours, beaches and urban estuaries waste management under climate-induced floods in South Africa -- The need for effective storm water management to build flood resilient communities : a case of Port St Johns, South Africa -- Impacts of cyclones Idai and Kenneth and the 2019 floods on the insurance sector in South Africa and Mozambique -- Part IV. Challenges from rural flooding. Exploring the migration effects of cyclones and floods in Southern Africa : a focus on 2019 floods and cyclones Idai and Kenneth -- Impact of floods on access to drinking water : a focus on 2019 floods in Magalasi Village in Chikwawa District, Malawi -- Vulnerability of settlements to floods in South Africa : a focus on Port St Johns -- Impacts of floods on livestock production in Port St Johns, South Africa -- Part V. Increasing risk of tornadoes. Characterisation and analysis of emerging localised severe storms in Malawi : how common are tornadoes? -- Characterisation and impacts of tornado-induced flooding and windstorms in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa -- Part VI. The policy space. Emerging key findings, conclusions and policy recommendations |
| Summary |
This volume discusses the increasing occurrence of floods and tornadoes in Southern Africa over the last few years. The book discusses existing flood and tornado management protocols, indigenous approaches to mitigate disaster risk, urban and peri-urban flooding, tornado-induced flooding and windstorms, and the challenges and vulnerabilities associated with rural and transboundary floods. The book offers planning and recovery strategies to minimise impacts from these events through sustainable means. Such means include sustainable drainage systems, waste management in harbors and beaches, community engagement in flood-prone areas, and improved food security measures in urban poor households |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 19, 2021) |
| Subject |
Floods -- Africa, Southern
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Flood control -- Africa, Southern
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Tornadoes -- Africa, Southern
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Hazard mitigation -- Africa, Southern
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Natural disasters.
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sciences (philosophy)
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natural disasters.
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Flood control
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Floods
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Hazard mitigation
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Tornadoes
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Southern Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nhamo, Godwell, editor.
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Chapungu, Lazarus, editor
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| ISBN |
9783030741921 |
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3030741923 |
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