Protective Forests as Ecosystem-based Solution for Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) / Edited by Michaela Teich [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Teich, Michaela, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental risk assessment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages)

Other Title:

Protective Forests as Ecosystem-based Solution for Disaster Risk Reduction

Place of Publication:

London : IntechOpen, 2022.

Summary:

Mountain forests are an efficient Forest-based Solution (FbS) for Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) by lowering the frequency, magnitude, and/or intensity of natural hazards. Technical protection measures are often poor solutions as stand-alone measures to reduce disaster risk limited by material wear and fatigue or financial resources and aesthetical values. Protective forests should therefore be considered as key elements in integrated risk management strategies. However, the definition of protective forests and the understanding and assessment of their protective functions and effects differ greatly among Alpine Space countries. In this chapter, we present a short introduction to the concept of Eco-DRR and companion terms and propose a definition of FbS as a specific case of Nature-based Solutions for an ecosystem-based and integrated risk management of natural hazards. That is, we guide the reader through the maze of existing definitions and concepts and try to disentangle their meanings. Furthermore, we present an introduction to forest regulations in the Alpine Space and European protective forest management guidelines. Our considerations and recommendations can help strengthen the role of protective forests as FbS in Eco-DRR and the acknowledgment of the key protective function they have and the crucial protective effects they provide in mountain areas.

Contents:

Preface

Section 1 Natural Hazard Risks and Eco-DRR in the Alpine Space

Chapter 1 The Concept of Risk and Natural Hazards by Cristian Accastello, Silvia Cocuccioni and Michaela Teich

Chapter 2 Protective Forests for Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) in the Alpine Space by Michaela Teich, Cristian Accastello, Frank Perzl and Frédéric Berger

Chapter 3 Protective Effects of Forests against Gravitational Natural Hazards by Frank Perzl, Alessia Bono, Matteo Garbarino and Renzo Motta

Chapter 4 Flood Protection by Forests in Alpine Watersheds: Lessons Learned from Austrian Case Studies by Gerhard Markart, Michaela Teich, Christian Scheidl and Bernhard Kohl

Section 2 Supporting Integrated Natural Hazard Risk Management by Eco-DRR

Chapter 5 Geodata Requirements for Mapping Protective Functions and Effects of Forests by Frank Perzl and Michaela Teich

Chapter 6 Natural Disturbances and Protection Forests: At the Cutting Edge of Remote Sensing Technologies for the Rapid Assessment of Protective Effects against Rockfall by Emanuele Lingua, Niccolò Marchi, Francesco Bettella, Maximiliano Costa, Francesco Pirotti, Marco Piras, Matteo Garbarino, Donato Morresi and Raffaella Marzan

Chapter 7 Modeling Protective Forests for Gravitational Natural Hazards and How It Relates to Risk-Based Decision Support Tools by Christopher James Laplante D'Amboise, Michaela Teich, Anne Hormes, Stefan Steger and Frédéric Berger

Chapter 8 141 Influence of Canopy Disturbances on Runoff and Landslide Disposition after Heavy Rainfall Events by Christian Scheidl, Micha Heiser, Sebastian Kamper, Thomas Thaler, Werner Rammer, Rupert Seidl, Klaus Klebinder, Veronika Lechner, Fabian Nagl, Bernhard Kohl and Gerhard Markart

Chapter 9 155 Risk-Based Decision Support for Protective Forest and Natural Hazard Management by Cristian Accastello, Francesca Poratelli, Kathrin Renner, Silvia Cocuccioni, Christopher James Laplante D'Amboise and Michaela Teich

Chapter 10 Cost-Benefit Analysis as a Basis for Risk-Based Rockfall Protection Forest Management by Christine Moos and Luuk Dorren

Chapter 11 Avalanche Protection Forest: From Process Knowledge to Interactive Maps by Peter Bebi, Alexander Bast, Kevin Helzel, Gregor Schmucki, Natalie Brozova and Yves Bühler

Chapter 12 Dealing with Uncertainties in the Assessment of the Avalanche Protective Effects of Forests by Ana Stritih

Section 3 From Risk Communication to Science-Based Political Action to Facilitate Eco-DRR 211

Chapter 13 Stakeholder Integration and Participatory Processes as Part of an Ecosystem-Based and Integrated Natural Hazard Risk Management by Silvia Cocuccioni, Matthias Plörer and Michael Kirchner

Chapter 14 Improving Risk Communication Strategies through Public Awareness and Engagement: Insights from South Tyrol and Carinthia by Lydia Pedoth, Fabio Carnelli, Gernot Koboltschnig, Paul Krenn, Anna Rudloff, Willigis Gallmetzer, Pierpaolo Macconi and Nicola Marangoni

Chapter 15 How to Use Scientific Information: Road Map for Tailoring Your Own Natural Hazard Risk Management Solution by Michael Kirchner, Mirjana Stevanov and Max Krot.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF title page (IntechOpen, viewed March 27, 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.