Sustainable Natural Hazard Management in Alpine Environments
In the recent past a marked increase of the damages caused by natural hazard processes has been documented, for example by the Munich Re-Insurance. On a regional scale, a similar development can be observed in mountain regions such as the Alps, where it is particularly a rise in flood events that ha...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2009.
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Edición: | 1st ed. 2009. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Global Change and Natural Hazards: New Challenges, New Strategies
- Flood Forecasting for the River Inn
- Runoff and bedload transport modelling for flood hazard assessment in small alpine catchments - the PROMAB model
- Modelling peak runoff in small Alpine catchments based on area properties and system status
- Process-based investigations and monitoring of deep-seated landslides
- Alpine tourist destinations #x2013; a safe haven in turbulent times? #x2013; Exploring travellers#x2019; perception of risks and events of damage
- Protective measures against natural hazards #x2013; are they worth their costs?
- Analysing Decision Mechanisms for Natural Hazard Management
- Alternative Risk Transfer and Alternative Risk Financing
- Risk management
- Laser scanning - a paradigm change in topographic data acquisition for natural hazard management
- Improving Safety in Alpine Regions through a combination of GSM/GPRS with satellite communication, GIS, and robust positioning technology
- Pros and cons of four years experience of alpS.