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Riverine flood risk reduction in the Western Cape: a case study of the Baths River
Globally, floods are viewed as the most destructive of all naturally triggered disasters. This is indicated by reported flood losses that exceed one third of the estimated total cost associated with all disaster events triggered by natural hazards. Additionally, flood events account for two thirds o...
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| author | Durham, Caryn |
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| description | Globally, floods are viewed as the most destructive of all naturally triggered disasters. This is indicated by reported flood losses that exceed one third of the estimated total cost associated with all disaster events triggered by natural hazards. Additionally, flood events account for two thirds of the global population affected by all naturally triggered disaster events. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/38262 Riverine flood risk reduction in the Western Cape: a case study of the Baths River Durham, Caryn Holloway, Ailsa Environmental and Geographical Science Globally, floods are viewed as the most destructive of all naturally triggered disasters. This is indicated by reported flood losses that exceed one third of the estimated total cost associated with all disaster events triggered by natural hazards. Additionally, flood events account for two thirds of the global population affected by all naturally triggered disaster events. 2023-08-22T12:46:00Z 2023-08-22T12:46:00Z 2007 2023-08-22T12:45:37Z Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38262 eng application/pdf Department of Environmental and Geographical Science Faculty of Science |
| spellingShingle | Environmental and Geographical Science Durham, Caryn Riverine flood risk reduction in the Western Cape: a case study of the Baths River |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Riverine flood risk reduction in the Western Cape: a case study of the Baths River |
| title_full | Riverine flood risk reduction in the Western Cape: a case study of the Baths River |
| title_fullStr | Riverine flood risk reduction in the Western Cape: a case study of the Baths River |
| title_full_unstemmed | Riverine flood risk reduction in the Western Cape: a case study of the Baths River |
| title_short | Riverine flood risk reduction in the Western Cape: a case study of the Baths River |
| title_sort | riverine flood risk reduction in the western cape a case study of the baths river |
| topic | Environmental and Geographical Science |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38262 |
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