Hydrometeorological Hazards : Interfacing Science and Policy /
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Wiley Blackwell,
2015.
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| Series: | Hydrometeorological extreme events.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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 international. |
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| Item Description: | 2.1.4 Evidence-based disaster risk policies. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118629550 1118629558 1118629574 9781118629574 |