Flooding : risk factors, environmental impacts and management strategies / Moseki Ronald Motsholapheko and Donald Letsholo Kgathi, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Flooding, Risk Factors and Responses: An Overview of Concepts / D.L. Kgathi -- ch. 2 Flood Risk Assessment in Australia: Application of a Holistic Approach / A. Rahman -- ch. 3 Causes and Impacts of Floods in the Northeast of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina / D.O. Guaraglia -- ch. 4 Mapping of Areas Vulnerable to Leptospirosis Based on the Analysis of Floods in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area / Andrea Ferraz Young -- ch. 5 Changes and Threats of the Taipei Flood Prevention System / Gwo-Wen Hwang -- ch. 6 The Influence of Risk Perception and Attitude on the Decisions to Adopt Residential Flood Insurance: Evidence from Queensland, Australia / Alex Y. Lo -- ch. 7 Habitus: How Cultural Values Shape Local Communities' Perceptions about Floods in the Okavango Delta of Botswana / O.D. Kolawole -- ch. 8 Rural Livelihoods and Household Adaptation to Extreme Flooding in the Okavango Delta, Botswana / C. Vanderpost -- ch. 9 Factors Influencing Adoption of Flood Risk Information by Residents in Flood Prone Areas of the Okavango Delta, Botswana / W.V. Wanda -- ch. 10 Fish, Floods and Livelihoods in the Boteti River, Botswana / K. Mosepele -- ch. 11 Towards a Strategy for Flood Risk Management / M.R. Motsholapheko.

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