Coping with Flash Floods /
The four parts of this book - The Problem, Managing the Problem (Mitigation), Managing the Problem (Warnings and Technology), and Related Hazards - is a collaborative effort across different boundaries and disciplines, identifying key challenges, areas of progress and opportunities. The book emphasi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2001.
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| Series: | NATO Science Partnership Sub-Series: 2:, ;
77. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The four parts of this book - The Problem, Managing the Problem (Mitigation), Managing the Problem (Warnings and Technology), and Related Hazards - is a collaborative effort across different boundaries and disciplines, identifying key challenges, areas of progress and opportunities. The book emphasises that it is the social science links that need most attention, <em>viz</em>., research on warnings, warning response and risk communication. Further, the work must be seen in the context of sustainable policies, so that economic growth is not compromised and a longer term outlook is adopted. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (340 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401009188 (electronic bk.) 940100918X (electronic bk.) |