| Descriptor English: | Hydraulic Structures | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Construcciones Hidráulicas
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Construções Hidráulicas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Structures Hydrauliques | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Bund Dykes Embankment Embankments Floodbank Floodbanks Levees Polder Stopbank Stopbanks |
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| Tree number(s): |
SP4.895.141.267 |
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| Scope note: | Set of structures built with the goal of using water, whatever its origin may be, for recovery or defense. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||||
| Related: |
Hydraulics
DeCS Pumping Stations DeCS | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 25081 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | DDCS025081 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
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| Concept UI |
FD00058064 |
| Scope note | Set of structures built with the goal of using water, whatever its origin may be, for recovery or defense. |
| Preferred term | Hydraulic Structures |
| Entry term(s) |
Bund Dykes Embankment Embankments Floodbank Floodbanks Levees Stopbank Stopbanks |
| Concept UI |
FD00060631 |
| Scope note | A mostly low-lying area artificially protected from surrounding water and within which the water table can be controlled (H) (Internationally agreed glossary of basic terms related to Disaster Management - IDNDR, 1992) |
| Preferred term | Polder |
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