Geomorphological hazards of Europe
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Geomorphological hazards of Europe
(Developments in earth surface processes, 5)
Elsevier, 1997
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"The Geomorphological Hazards of Europe" contains an excellent balance of authoritative statements on the range and causes of natural hazards in Europe. Written in a clear and unpretentious style, it removes myths and concentrates on the basic facts. The book looks at the known distributions, processes and the underlying principles and focuses on the need for a true understanding of the scientific details so that a real contribution to hazard management can be made. A comprehensive treatment of scientific and management issues of hazards in Europe caused by natural or sometimes human induced earth surface processes are covered including floods, landslides, avalanches, glacier-, coastal-, karstic-, and volcanic hazards, soil erosion and subsidence. Leading researchers in the field of natural hazards and their mitigation have contributed to this nation by nation account covering 20 European countries.
The individual chapters deal with the distribution of natural hazards within specific countries (quite often the first synthesis of the information available) and provide a review of current research in the field; discuss the economic, engineering and policy responses in national hazard management; and are complemented by an extensive bibliography. The volume is well illustrated with 207 figures of which 66 are photos and has an extensive general index and a complete index of place names. It is a major European contribution to the International Decade for Natural Disasters Reduction. The book will appeal to practitioners, managers, academicians, researchers, as well as graduate students in geomorphlogy, natural hazards research and environmental management.
Table of Contents
Austria (C. Embleton-Hamann). Belgium (I. Heyse). Czechia and Slovakia (M. Hradek, J. Koleijka, R. Svehlik). Denmark (J.T. Moller). Finland (L. Koutaniemi). France (F. Joly et al.). Germany (K. Garleff et al.). Great Britain (C. Embleton, D. Brunsden). Greece (G.C. Koukis, D. Koutsoyiannis). Hungary (D. Loczy, A. Juhasz). Ireland (N. Stephens). Italy (P.R. Federici, G. Rodolfi). The Netherlands (H.J. van Dorsser). Norway (T. Klemsdal). Poland (M. Grzes, A.H. Rachocki, A.-M. Rolka). Portugal (A. de Brum Ferreira, J.L. Zezere). Romania (D. Balteanu). Spain (A. Cendrero et al.). Sweden (S. Rudberg). Former Yugoslavia (I. Gams, A. Bognar, R. Lazarevic). General Index. Index of Place-Names.
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