| Chapter One | One-dimensional routing of river and dam-break flood waves |
| Introduction; General one-dimensional equations for unsteady flows; Solution methods-models for one-dimensional natural floods; Engineering and theoretical aspects in one-dimensional river flood routing practice; Parameter identification in flood routing models; Case studies for natural floods; Dam-break waves in one dimension; Case studies for dam-break floods; General conclusions and remarks | |
| Chapter Two | Flood hazard and inundation analysis |
| Introduction; Concepts of flood hazard and inundation model; Runoff model based on kinematic wave model; Inundation flow model; Inundation analysis in urban area; Inundation analysis in low-lying river basin; Flood hazard analysis in river recreation area by heavy rainfall; Concluding remarks | |
| Chapter Three | Mathematical modelling of rural and urban floods: a hydraulic approach |
| Introduction; The mathematical cell model; Application to a rural watershed: The Pantanal marsh in Brazil; Concepts related to urban floods behaviour; Urban flood control through a mathematical cell model; Application to a small urban watershed; Requirements for flood modelling in complex urban watersheds; Application to a sub-basin of the city of Rio de Janeiro | |