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Changes in flood risk in Europe / edited by Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz.

Contributor(s): Kundzewicz, Z. W. (Zbigniew) | International Association of Hydrological Sciences.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: IAHS special publication: 10Publisher: Wallingford : International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 2012Description: xv, 516 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1907161287 ; 9781907161285 .Subject(s): FLOODS | FLOOD CONTROL | FLOOD PREDICTION | RISK ASSESSMENT | EUROPE | FRANCE | GERMANY | AUSTRIA | ICELAND | GREECE | ITALY | NETHERLANDS | NORWAY | POLAND | SWITZERLAND | UNITED KINGDOMHoldings: GRETA POINT: 556.166(4) CHA
Contents:
Foreword / by Gordon Young -- Preface / by Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz -- 1. Introduction / Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz -- I. FACETS OF CHANGE -- 2. Changes in Flood Risk - Setting the Stage / Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Erich J. Plate, Harvey J.E. Rodda, John C. Rodda, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber & Witold G. Strupczewski -- 3. Catalogue of Large Floods in Europe in the 20th Century / Adam Choryński, Iwona Pińskwar, Wolfgang Kron, G. Robert Brakenridge & Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz -- 4. Large-scale Flooding in Europe, 1961-2005 / Christel Prudhomme, Simon Parry, Marie Genevier, Jamie Hannaford & Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz -- 5. Changing Floods in Europe / Iwona Pińskwar, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Pascal Peduzzi, G. Robert Brakenridge, Kerstin Stahl & Jamie Hannaford -- 6. Changes in Intense Precipitation in Europe / Olga Zolina -- 7. Historical Floods in Europe in the Past Millennium / Rudolf Brázdil, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Gerardo Benito, Gaston Demarée, Neil Macdonald & Lars A. Roald -- II. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FLOODS -- 8. Floods in Austria / Günter Blöschl, Ralf Merz, Juraj Parajka, José Salinas & Alberto Viglione -- 9. Floods in the Czech Republic / R. Brázdil, L. Řezníčková, M. Havlíček & L. Elleder -- 10. Floods in France / Ignazio Giuntoli, Benjamin Renard & Michel Lang -- 11. Flood Risk from a Holistic Perspective - Observed Changes in Germany / Fred F. Hattermann, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Shaochun Huang, Tobias Vetter, Wolfgang Kron, Olaf Burghoff, Bruno Merz, Axel Bronstert, Valentina Krysanova, Friedrich-Wilhelm Gerstengarbe, Peter Werner & Ylva Hauf -- 12. Floods in Greece / D. Koutsoyiannis, N. Mamassis, A. Efstratiadis, N. Zarkadoulas & I. Markonis -- 13. Floods in Iceland / Árni Snorrason, Bergur Einarsson, Emmanuel Pagneux, Jórunn Harðardóttir, Matthew J. Roberts, Oddur Sigurðsson, Óðinn Thórarinsson, Philippe Crochet, Tómas Jóhannesson & Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson -- 14. Flood Risk in Italy / Paola Salvati, Cinzia Bianchi, Mauro Rossi & Fausto Guzzetti -- 15. Floods in The Netherlands / J.K. Vrijling -- 16. Floods in Norway / Lars Andreas Roald -- 17. Floods in Poland / Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Andrzej Dobrowolski, Halina Lorenc, Tadeusz Niedźwiedź, Iwona Pińskwar & Piotr Kowalczak -- 18. Floods in Switzerland / Petra Schmocker-Fackel & Felix Naef -- 19. Flood Risk in the UK: Evidence of Change and Management Responses / Jamie Hannaford & Jim W. Hall -- 20. Floods in the Alpine Areas of Europe / Antoine Bard, Benjamin Renard & Michel Lang -- 21. Floods in the Iberian Peninsula / Gerardo Benito & Maria J. Machado -- III. DETECTION AND ATTRIBUTION OF CHANGE, AND PROSPECTS -- 22. Detection of Changes / Sheng Yue, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz & Linghui Wang -- 23. Detection and Attribution of Climate Change and Its Impacts / Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz & Wolfgang Cramer -- 24. Detection and Attribution of Changes in Water Resources / Dieter Gerten, Wolfgang Lucht & Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz -- 25. Detection and Attribution of Changes in Flood Hazard and Risk / Bruno Merz, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Jose Delgado, Yeshewa Hundecha & Heidi Kreibich -- 26. Changing Flood Risk - A Re-insurer’s Viewpoint / Wolfgang Kron -- 27. Projections of Flood Risk in Europe / Christel Prudhomme, Jennifer Williamson, Simon Parry & Jamie Hannaford -- Index.
Summary: 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.
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"Co-published by IAHS Press and CRC Press/Balkema.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / by Gordon Young -- Preface / by Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz -- 1. Introduction / Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz -- I. FACETS OF CHANGE -- 2. Changes in Flood Risk - Setting the Stage / Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Erich J. Plate, Harvey J.E. Rodda, John C. Rodda, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber & Witold G. Strupczewski -- 3. Catalogue of Large Floods in Europe in the 20th Century / Adam Choryński, Iwona Pińskwar, Wolfgang Kron, G. Robert Brakenridge & Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz -- 4. Large-scale Flooding in Europe, 1961-2005 / Christel Prudhomme, Simon Parry, Marie Genevier, Jamie Hannaford & Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz -- 5. Changing Floods in Europe / Iwona Pińskwar, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Pascal Peduzzi, G. Robert Brakenridge, Kerstin Stahl & Jamie Hannaford -- 6. Changes in Intense Precipitation in Europe / Olga Zolina -- 7. Historical Floods in Europe in the Past Millennium / Rudolf Brázdil, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Gerardo Benito, Gaston Demarée, Neil Macdonald & Lars A. Roald -- II. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FLOODS -- 8. Floods in Austria / Günter Blöschl, Ralf Merz, Juraj Parajka, José Salinas & Alberto Viglione -- 9. Floods in the Czech Republic / R. Brázdil, L. Řezníčková, M. Havlíček & L. Elleder -- 10. Floods in France / Ignazio Giuntoli, Benjamin Renard & Michel Lang -- 11. Flood Risk from a Holistic Perspective - Observed Changes in Germany / Fred F. Hattermann, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Shaochun Huang, Tobias Vetter, Wolfgang Kron, Olaf Burghoff, Bruno Merz, Axel Bronstert, Valentina Krysanova, Friedrich-Wilhelm Gerstengarbe, Peter Werner & Ylva Hauf -- 12. Floods in Greece / D. Koutsoyiannis, N. Mamassis, A. Efstratiadis, N. Zarkadoulas & I. Markonis -- 13. Floods in Iceland / Árni Snorrason, Bergur Einarsson, Emmanuel Pagneux, Jórunn Harðardóttir, Matthew J. Roberts, Oddur Sigurðsson, Óðinn Thórarinsson, Philippe Crochet, Tómas Jóhannesson & Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson -- 14. Flood Risk in Italy / Paola Salvati, Cinzia Bianchi, Mauro Rossi & Fausto Guzzetti -- 15. Floods in The Netherlands / J.K. Vrijling -- 16. Floods in Norway / Lars Andreas Roald -- 17. Floods in Poland / Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Andrzej Dobrowolski, Halina Lorenc, Tadeusz Niedźwiedź, Iwona Pińskwar & Piotr Kowalczak -- 18. Floods in Switzerland / Petra Schmocker-Fackel & Felix Naef -- 19. Flood Risk in the UK: Evidence of Change and Management Responses / Jamie Hannaford & Jim W. Hall -- 20. Floods in the Alpine Areas of Europe / Antoine Bard, Benjamin Renard & Michel Lang -- 21. Floods in the Iberian Peninsula / Gerardo Benito & Maria J. Machado -- III. DETECTION AND ATTRIBUTION OF CHANGE, AND PROSPECTS -- 22. Detection of Changes / Sheng Yue, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz & Linghui Wang -- 23. Detection and Attribution of Climate Change and Its Impacts / Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz & Wolfgang Cramer -- 24. Detection and Attribution of Changes in Water Resources / Dieter Gerten, Wolfgang Lucht & Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz -- 25. Detection and Attribution of Changes in Flood Hazard and Risk / Bruno Merz, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Jose Delgado, Yeshewa Hundecha & Heidi Kreibich -- 26. Changing Flood Risk - A Re-insurer’s Viewpoint / Wolfgang Kron -- 27. Projections of Flood Risk in Europe / Christel Prudhomme, Jennifer Williamson, Simon Parry & Jamie Hannaford -- Index.

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.

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