Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
List of Acronyms
List of Tables
List of Figures
Chapter 1 – Flooding, Risk Factors and Responses: An Overview of Concepts (pp. 1-6)
M. R. Motsholapheko and D. L. Kgathi (Okavango Research Institute (ORI) University of Botswana, Maun, Botswana)
Chapter 2 – Flood Risk Assessment in Australia: Application of a Holistic Approach (pp. 7-20)
W. L. Caballero, M. M. Haque and A. Rahman (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
Chapter 3 – Causes and Impacts of Floods in the Northeast of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina (pp. 21-34)
E. E. Kruse, J. L. Pousa and D. O. Guaraglia (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina and others)
Chapter 4 – Mapping of Areas Vulnerable to Leptospirosis Based on the Analysis of Floods in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area (pp. 35-46)
Andrea Ferraz Young (King´s College London –Department of Geography, Strand, London, UK)
Chapter 5 – Changes and Threats of the Taipei Flood Prevention System (pp. 47-72)
Shang-Shu Shih, Jihn-Sung Lai and Gwo-Wen Hwang (Hydrotech Research Institute, National Taiwan University; Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC)
Chapter 6 – The Influence of Risk Perception and Attitude on the Decisions to Adopt Residential Flood Insurance: Evidence from Queensland, Australia (pp. 73-86)
Alex Y. Lo (Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Australia)
Chapter 7 – Habitus: How Cultural Values Shape Local Communities’ Perceptions about Floods in the Okavango Delta of Botswana (pp. 87-108)
O. D. Kolawole (Okavango Research Institute (ORI) University of Botswana, Maun, Botswana)
Chapter 8 – Rural Livelihoods and Household Adaptation to Extreme Flooding in the Okavango Delta, Botswana (pp. 109-134)
M. R. Motsholapheko, D. L. Kgathi and C. Vanderpost (Okavango Research Institute (ORI) University of Botswana, Maun, Botswana)
Chapter 9 – Factors Influencing Adoption of Flood Risk Information by Residents in Flood Prone Areas of the Okavango Delta, Botswana (pp. 135-152)
O. T. Thakadu, G. Mmopelwa, B. N. Ngwenya, B. Mathanjane, N. Munatsi and W. V. Wanda (Okavango Research Institute (ORI) University of Botswana, Maun, Botswana)
Chapter 10 – Fish, Floods and Livelihoods in the Boteti River, Botswana (pp. 153-190)
K. Mosepele (Okavango Research Centre, University of Botswana)
Chapter 11 – Towards a Strategy for Flood Risk Management (pp. 191-196)
D. L. Kgathi and M. R. Motsholapheko (Okavango Research Institute (ORI) University of Botswana, Maun, Botswana)
List of Contributors
Editors’ Contact Information
Index