Changes in flood risk in Europe /
Floods are the most prevalent natural hazard in Europe. Has flood risk increased in the continent? How, where, and why? Are climate change impacts apparent? How do socio-economic trends and associated land-use and land-cover change impact flood risk? This book considers national and regional perspec...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire :
CRC Press,
2012.
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| Series: | IAHS Special Publication ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Floods are the most prevalent natural hazard in Europe. Has flood risk increased in the continent? How, where, and why? Are climate change impacts apparent? How do socio-economic trends and associated land-use and land-cover change impact flood risk? This book considers national and regional perspectives on flood risk change, detection and attribution of change, and the re-insurer's point of view. Offers an overview of flood risk in Europe, past, present, and future Includes national/regional chapters covering central, western, southern, and northern Europe, the Alpine region, and the Iberian Peninsula Rectifies commonplace judgements: e.g. the climate is warming so floods should be becoming more frequent and intense, but observations do not always confirm this expectation |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 516 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203098097 0203098099 9781136225413 1136225412 9781136225451 1136225455 9781136225468 1136225463 |