Hydrometeorological hazards : interfacing science and policy / edited by Philippe Quevauviller ; contributors, Clara Armaroli [and thirty-nine others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Quevauviller, Ph., editor.

Armaroli, Clara, contributor.

Series:

Hydrometeorological extreme events.

Hydrometeorological Extreme Events

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hydrodynamic weather forecasting.

Hydrometeorology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recent hydrometeorological extreme events have highlighted the increased exposure and vulnerability of societies and the need to strengthen the knowledge-base of related policies. Current research is focused on improving forecasting, prediction and early warning capabilities in order to improve the assessment of vulnerability and risks linked to extreme climatic events. Hydrometeorological Hazards: Interfacing science and policy is the first volume of a series which will gather scientific and policy-related knowledge related to climate-related extreme events. Invited authors are internationa

Contents:

A historic experience for a strengthened resilience : European societies in front of hydro-meteors 16th-20th centuries / Emmanuel Garnier

Current understanding of climate change impacts on extreme events / Richard Harding, Nick Reynart and Alison Kay

Common features to different hydrometeorological events and knowledge integration / Arbara Zanuttigh

Science-policy interfacing / Philippe Quevauviller

When science meets policy : enhancing governance and management of disaster risks / Demetrio Innocenti

Hydrometeorological extremes and science-policy interface : IPCC / Zbysezk Kundewicz

A snapshot of EU and international policies relevant to hydrometeorological events / Philippe Quevauviller

Hydroinformatics and its role in flood management / Philipe Gourbesville

Droughts : how to be prepared for the hazard / enny van Lanen

Drought in the light of climate change in the Mediterranean region / 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 et al

Resilience and adaptation to hydrometeorological hazards / Maureen Fordham, Hugh Deeming and Åsa Gerger Swartling

Conclusions and outlook / Philippe Quevauviller.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 5, 2014).

ISBN:

9781118629543

111862954X

9781118629567

1118629566

9781118629550

1118629558

OCLC:

894170541