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The concept of “flood” is formulated with regard to socioeconomic and environmental impacts. An ingenious classification of floods according to their genesis is suggested. Socioeconomic impacts of floods are discussed. A classification of floods according to their socioeconomic damage is proposed. Environmental impacts of floods are studied.
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Translated from Vodnye Resursy, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2005, pp. 389–398.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Istomina, Kocharyan, Lebedeva.
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Istomina, M.N., Kocharyan, A.G. & Lebedeva, I.P. Floods: Genesis, Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts. Water Resour 32, 349–358 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11268-005-0045-9
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