Flood hazards and the risks they present to human health are an increasing concern across the globe in terms of lives well being and livelihoods and the public resources needed to plan for and deal with the health impacts this book is the first detailed assessment and discussion of the global health implications of flooding and future flood risk it combines an analysis of the human . Flood hazards and health provides the first detailed discussion of the global health risk from floods within the context of climate change the book combines an analysis of the human health impacts of flooding with analysis of individual and societal response to those risks in light of the potential future increases in flood hazard as a result of climate change. Flood hazards and the risks they present to human health are an increasing concern across the globe in terms of lives well being and livelihoods and the public resources needed to plan for and deal with the health impacts this book is the first detailed assessment and discussion of the global health implications of flooding and future flood risk. This book is the first detailed assessment and discussion of the global health implications of flooding and future flood risk it combines an analysis of the human health impacts of flooding with analysis of individual and societal response to those risks and sets these findings in light of potential future increases in flood hazard as a result of climate change