Hydro-meteorological hazards, risks, and disasters

Author(s)

    • Paron, Paolo
    • Di Baldassarre, Giuliano

Bibliographic Information

Hydro-meteorological hazards, risks, and disasters

volume editors, Paolo Paron, Giuliano Di Baldassarre

(Hazards and disasters series / series editor John F. Shroder)

Elsevier, c2015

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters provides an integrated look at major atmospheric disasters that have had and continue to have major implications for many of the world's people, such as floods and droughts. . This volume takes a geoscientific approach to the topic, while also covering current thinking about some directly relevant social scientific issues that can affect lives and property. Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters also contains new insights about how climate change affects hazardous processes. For the first time, information on the many diverse topics relevant to professionals is aggregated into one volume.

Table of Contents

SECTION I: FLOODS AND STORMS1. Flood processes2. Measuring and mapping flood processes3. Palaeoflood hydrology: Reconstructing rare events and extreme flood discharges4. Global and low-cost topographic data to support flood studies5. Water related vulnerability, exposure, economic losses6. Integrated risk assessment of water related processes7. The benefits of risk prevention: Application of the KULTURisk methodology (Barcelonnette, Ubaye Valley, France)8. Training material on flood modelling and risk assessment SECTION II: WIND, HEAT WAVES, AND DROUGHTS9. Wind vulnerability & exposure assessment10. Wind risk analysis of wind related processes11. Drought processes: Data and analysis12. Hydrological modelling for drought assessment

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  • NCID
    BB18184731
  • ISBN
    • 9780123948465
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Amsterdam
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 288 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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