Floods : hazards of surface and groundwater systems / Timothy Kusky
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TextSeries: The hazardous EarthPublication details: New York : Facts on File, c2008Description: xv, 144 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780816064687
- 0816064687
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UMPLIB GAMBANG | GB1399 .K87 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0000051174 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
The water planet : relationships between surface water and groundwater systems -- sterams and river systems --effect of river modifications and urbanization on river dynamics -- example of flood disasters -- the groundwater systems and groundwater contamination -- geoligical subsidence, compaction, and collapse -- summary
"Examines the intricate processes that control the development and flow of stream and river systems and discusses how and when these processes can become hazardous"