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This book delivers a wealth of information on changes in flood risk
in Europe, and considers causes for change. The temporal coverage
is mostly focused on post-1900 events, reflecting the typical
availability of data, but some information on earlier flood events
is also included.
This pioneering book addresses the entirety of river flooding
issues in the Upper Vistula Basin, where considerable flood
generation potential exists. It analyses the factors influencing
flood risk, investigates variations in observation records and
discusses projections for the future and adaptation to changing
risk. It serves the general interest in understanding the floods
that cause massive destruction in Europe, with dozens of fatalities
and tremendous material damages. This interdisciplinary book, which
covers aspects of climatology, geomorphology, hydrology, and water
and flood risk management, unveils the complexity of the current
situation. Access to reliable and accurate information can help
solve important practical problems related to flood risk reduction
strategies, and is at the core of the EU Floods Directive. As such,
the book offers a valuable resource for scientists, educators and
practitioners involved in water management, natural disaster
reduction and adaptation to climate change.
This pioneering book addresses the entirety of river flooding
issues in the Upper Vistula Basin, where considerable flood
generation potential exists. It analyses the factors influencing
flood risk, investigates variations in observation records and
discusses projections for the future and adaptation to changing
risk. It serves the general interest in understanding the floods
that cause massive destruction in Europe, with dozens of fatalities
and tremendous material damages. This interdisciplinary book, which
covers aspects of climatology, geomorphology, hydrology, and water
and flood risk management, unveils the complexity of the current
situation. Access to reliable and accurate information can help
solve important practical problems related to flood risk reduction
strategies, and is at the core of the EU Floods Directive. As such,
the book offers a valuable resource for scientists, educators and
practitioners involved in water management, natural disaster
reduction and adaptation to climate change.
One of the greatest problems hydrology research faces is how to
quantify uncertainty, which is inherent in every hydrological
process. This overview of uncertainty emphasizes non-orthodox
concepts, such as random fields, fractals and fuzziness. This book
reviews alternative and conventional methods of risk and
uncertainty representation in hydrology and water resources. The
water-related applications discussed in the book pertain to areas
of strong interest, such as multifractals and climate change
impacts. The authors represent a variety of research backgrounds,
achieving a broad subject coverage. The material covered provides
an important insight into theories of uncertainty related to the
field of hydrology. The book is international in its scope, and
will be welcomed by researchers and graduate students of hydrology
and water resources.
Risk, Reliability, Uncertainty, and Robustness of Water Resource
Systems is based on the Third George Kovacs Colloquium organized by
the International Hydrological Programme (UNESCO) and the
International Association of Hydrological Sciences. Thirty-five
leading scientists with international reputations provide reviews
of topical areas of research on water resource systems, including
aspects of extreme hydrological events: floods and droughts; water
quantity and quality dams; reservoirs and hydraulic structures;
evaluating sustainability and climate change impacts. As well as
discussing essential challenges and research directions, the book
will assist in applying theoretical methods to the solution of
practical problems in water resources. The authors are
multi-disciplinary, stemming from such areas as: hydrology,
geography, civil, environmental and agricultural engineering,
forestry, systems sciences, operations research, mathematics,
physics and geophysics, ecology and atmospheric sciences. This
review volume will be valuable for graduate students, scientists,
consultants, administrators, and practising hydrologists and water
managers.
In Risk, Reliability, Uncertainty and Robustness of Water Resources Systems, thirty-five leading scientists provide state-of-the-art reviews of topical areas of research on water resources systems, including aspects of extreme hydrological events: floods and droughts, water quantity and quality, dams, reservoirs and hydraulic structures, evaluating sustainability and climate change impacts. As well as discussing essential challenges and research directions, the book will assist in applying theoretical methods to the solution of practical problems in water resources.
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