The paper discusses a broad range of flood control measures designed mainly to increase water retention capacity in the catchment area. It focuses on the main trends on passive flood control and functions of retention basins.
The paper discusses a broad range of flood control measures designed mainly to increase water retention capacity in the catchment area. It focuses on the main trends on passive flood control and functions of retention basins. (en)
Retention capacity; passive flood control measures; protective dikes; retention basins; water retention in headstream, midstream and downstream areas (en)