Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. T.N. Krishnamurti, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Meteorology. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 18, 2004). Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed <date>). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-161).

Thesis (M.Eng.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland. / Typescript. Bibliography: l. 80-84. Also available online.

Thesis (M. Sc. (Geology))--Rhodes University, 2006.

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-66).

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Fridericiana zu Karlsruhe (TH), 2005. / Added thesis t.p. Lebenslauf. Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-147).

This thesis attempts to analyze the impact of disaster capitalism on the areas affected by the Great Flood of 1993. Using Naomi Klein’s book, the Shock Doctrine, I selected three variables that can be indicators of disaster capitalism. Unemployment rates, new private housing units authorized by permit, and employment in the mining, logging, and construction industry are used. I use a comparison of means test and a difference-in- differences estimate to find if the variables were changed as a result of the flood. Unemployment rates seemed to be affected by the crisis and strongly support Klein’s theories of disaster capitalism.

The aim of this thesis is to clarify the impact various flood control in extreme rainfall-runoff situations in an interest basin. For this purpose, for the catchment of Kopaninsky river has been set up hydrological model in Mike SHE application. Also have been executed scenarios of different flood control, which passed through the simulation in model Mike SHE. The resulting data from simulations serve as a basis for evaluating the effectiveness and applicability of scenarios for the catchment.

Face à la menace récurrente de crues que subit régulièrement la ville de Niamey, cette étude s’intéresse à la manière dont les autorités de la ville et les populations font face aux phénomènes d’inondation. En s’appuyant sur le cas de l’inondation de 2012, elle vise à comprendre les logiques de chacun de ces acteurs dans les stratégies mises en œuvre au moment et à la suite de l’événement. Combinant les approches qualitative et quantitative, l’étude a ainsi permis de mettre en évidence les antagonismes entre les stratégies collectives mises en œuvre par les autorités locales et les logiques individuelles pour faire face aux événements.A l’échelle collective, face à la violence de la crue de 2012 et aux dysfonctionnements observés en terme d’alerte et d’évacuation des populations, les mesures de protection active par le renforcement des digues ont été complétées par une proposition de déplacement des populations les plus exposées. Cette dernière a eu des résultats mitigés puisque beaucoup de ces populations sont revenues s’installer en zones inondables.A l’échelle individuelle, on relève certains facteurs pouvant retarder l’évacuation préventive au moment de l’événement : une difficulté à évaluer la gravité de la situation et l’attente d’une amélioration, la crainte de perdre ses biens matériels et, chez certains, la mise en place de protections de fortune pour ralentir l’entrée d’eau dans leur maison. L’étude relate également que les populations déplacées après l’événement de 2012 se sont retrouvées quelques temps après leur relocalisation dans des conditions de vie difficiles suite à une perte d’emploi et à un accès difficile à l’eau, au transport et au logement. Ces conditions ont révélé de nouvelles vulnérabilités et influencé le retour d’une majorité d’entre elles en zone inondable. Revenues vivre en zone à risque, on constate que certaines personnes ont mis en place des stratégies pour accroître leur capacité à faire face aux phénomènes d’inondation. Cependant cette forme de résilience individuelle reste limitée à un petit nombre d’individus relevant de catégories sociales particulières. / The recurring threat of risings which the town of Niamey undergoes regularly, this study is interested in the way in which the authorities and the populations cope with the phenomena of flood. Based on the case of the 2012 flood, it aims to understand the logic of each of these actors in the strategies implemented at the time and following the event. Combining the qualitative and quantitative approaches, the study has made it possible to highlight the antagonisms between the collective strategies implemented by the local authorities and the individual logics to cope with the events.At the collective level, in the violence of the flood of 2012 and the malfunctions observed in terms of warning and evacuation of populations, the active protection have been supplemented by a proposal to relocate most exposed populations. The latter has had mixed results since many of these populations have returned to settle in the flood zones.At the individual level, there are some factors that may delay preventive evacuation at the time of the event: a difficulty in assessing the seriousness of the situation and the expectation of improvement, the fear of losing one’s material assets and, for some, the setting up of fortune protections to slow down the entry of water into their homes. She pointed out that the affected populations found themselves some time after their relocation, in difficult living conditions as a result of job loss and difficult access to water, transport and housing. These conditions have revealed new vulnerabilities and influenced the return of some of them to flooded zone. Having returned to live in flood areas, some people have put in place strategies to increase their ability to cope with flooding. However, this form of individual resilience remains limited to a small number of individuals belonging to particular social categories.

Bottomland hardwood forests present a unique opportunity to examine the ecological response to hydrologically altered river and floodplain systems. These ecosystems, under natural conditions, are floodplain forests directly linked to the river. However, with major alterations to the river-floodplain system, bottomland hardwood forests can now provide insight into the loss of river connectivity and history of the flood pulse. This study reviewed the age distribution and growth of Quercus lyrata Walt. and the anatomical response of Quercus spp. to high magnitude floods in the 19th and 20th century in an old-growth Mississippi River floodplain forest in southeastern Missouri. Tree-ring samples collected from 43 trees at Big Oak Tree State Park contain physiological signatures (`flood rings') associated with growing season floods in the 20th century, and similar signatures are present in years corresponding to historical floods of the 19th century. The duration of 20th century Mississippi River growing season floods were examined to compare the occurrence of flood rings and the duration and intensity of floods on the Mississippi River at New Madrid, Missouri. Patterns in the occurrence of flood rings are developed as a response to alterations to the Mississippi River, river floodplain, and park hydrologic system.