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• Transformations of Urbanising Delta Landscape An Historic Examination of Dealing with the Impacts of Climate Change for the Kaoping River Delta in Taiwan

  Chen Kun Chung

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  This dissertation argues that the floods following extreme precipitation result not
only from very heavy rainfall but also from the significant impact of human activities on natural water systems. While most literature emphasises that the increasing magnitude of storm rainfall extends beyond the original protection standards of hydrologic facilities in highly populated delta cities. Based on the knowledge of urban morphology, this study analyses how human systems have affected the...