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Rivers and Flooding
Objectives
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Flooding is a natural process that becomes a hazard when people choose to live or work on floodplains. The exercises in this chapter will help reinforce the following learning objectives from the text:- Gain a general appreciation for river processes.
- Understand the nature and extent of flood hazard and the difference between upstream and downstream floods.
- Understand the effects of urbanization on flooding in small drainage basins.
- Be aware of the major preventive and adjustment measures for flooding and know which are environmentally preferable.
- Know the potential adverse environmental effects of channelization and how they might be minimized.
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