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Risk-based decision making in water resources VI : proceedings of the sixth conference, Santa Barbara, California, October 31-November 5, 1993
Publication Information:
New York, NY : American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994
ISBN:
9780784400326
Subject Term:
Water resources development -- Decision making -- Congresses

Risk assessment -- Congresses
Added Author:
Haimes, Yacov Y.

Moser, David A.

Stakhiv, Eugene Z.
Added Corporate Author:
Engineering Foundation (United States)

Universities Council on Water Resources

American Society of Civil Engineers Task Committee on Risk Analysis and Management
Added Conference Author:
Engineering Foundation Conference on Risk-Based Decision Making in Water Resources (6th : 1993 : Santa Barbara, Calif.)

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Proceedings of the Sixth Engineering Foundation Conference, held in Santa Barbara, California, October 31-November 5, 1993.

This collection contains 32 papers that develop theoretical and methodological foundations to deal with the risk of extreme and catastrophic events.

Topics include:

the possibility of global climate change, the safety of dams under extreme hydrologic conditions, the protection of lives and properties from catastrophic natural hazards, and the nationwide state of deterioration of our water resources.