Hydrometeorological hazards interfacing science and policy / edited by Philippe Quevauviller, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Department of Hydrology and Hydrologial Engineering, Brussels, Belgium.

Format Electronic
Publication InfoChichester, UK : Wiley Blackwell,
Descriptionxx, 328 pages, [16] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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Contents Strengthened resilience from historic experience : European societies confronted with hydrometeors in the sixteenth to twentienth centuries / Emmanuel Garnier -- Current understanding of climate change impacts on extreme events / Richard Harding, Nick Reynard and Alison Kay -- Features common to different hydrometeorological events and knowledge integration / Barbara Zanuttigh -- Science and policy interfacing / Philippe Quevauviller -- When science meets policy : enhancing governance and management of disaster risks / Demetrio Innocenti -- Hydrometeorological extremes and the science-policy interface: IPCC / Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz -- A snapshot of EU and international policies relevant to hydrometeorological events / Philippe Quevauviller -- Hydroinformatics and its role in flood management / Philippe Gourbesville -- Drought : how to be prepared for the hazard? / Henny A.J. Van Lanen -- Drought in the light of climate change in the Mediterranean area / Ana Iglesias and Luis Garrote -- Prediction of storm impacts on beach and dune systems / Paolo Ciavola, Oscar Ferreira, Ap Van Dongeren, Jaap Van Thiel de Vries, Clara Armaroli and Mitchell Harley -- Assessing the costs of natural hazards : state of the art and the way forward / Volker Meyer [and nineteen others] -- Resilience and adaptation to hydrometeorological hazards / Hugh Deeming, Maureen Fordham and Asa Gerger Swarting -- Conclusions, outlook / Philippe Quevauviller.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2016498862
ISBN9781118629574