Hydro-meteorological hazards, risks, and disasters. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Paolo Paron, Giuliano Di Baldassarre, John F. Shroder.
• Authors: Paron, Paolo
• Editors: Paron, Paolo; Di Baldassarre, Giuliano, 1978-; Shroder, John F, 1939-
• Contents: Section I - Floods 1. Flood Processes and Hazards 2. Palaeoflood Hydrology: Reconstructing Rare Events and Extreme Flood Discharges 3. Global and Low-Cost Topographic Data to Support Flood Studies 4. Vulnerability and Exposure in Developed and Developing Countries: Large-Scale Assessments 5. Integrated Risk Assessment of Water-Related Disasters 6. KULTURisk Methodology Application: Ubaye Valley (Barcelonnette, France) 7. Floods and Storms Practical Exercises 8. Rapid Onset Shocks: the importance of understanding impacts of flood disasters Section II - Droughts 9. Drought Monitoring and Assessment: Remote Sensing and Modeling Approaches for the Famine Early Warning Systems Network 10. Hydrological Modeling for Drought Assessment 11. Drought and water shortages in Mbale, Uganda 12. Web-based disaster risk management system 13. Integrating social science methods into drought risk studies
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (298 pages)
• Subjects: 363.3492; Natural disasters
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128191026
• Related ISBNs: 9780128191019
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