Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, 2e, provides an integrated look at the major disasters that have had, and continue to have, major implications for many of the world’s people, such as floods and droughts. This new edition takes a geoscientific approach to the topic, while also covering current thinking about some scientific issues that are socially relevant and can directly affect human lives and assets. This new edition showcases both academic and applied research conducted in developed and developing countries, allowing readers to see the most updated flood and drought modeling research and their applications in the real world, including for humanitarian emergency purposes. Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, 2e, Cutting-edge discussion of natural hazard topics that affect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people worldwide Includes numerous full-color tables, GIS maps, diagrams, illustrations, and photographs of hazardous process in action Provides case studies of prominent hydro-meteorological hazards and disasters
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Front Matter - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. List of contributors - p. xiii 8. Section I: Floods - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. Flood processes and hazards - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Paleoflood hydrology: reconstructing rare events and extreme flood discharges - p. 33 11. Chapter 3. Global and low-cost topographic data to support flood studies - p. 85 12. Chapter 4. Vulnerability and exposure in developed and developing countries: large-scale assessments - p. 103 13. Chapter 5. Integrated risk assessment and decision support for water-related disasters - p. 145 14. Chapter 6. Flood risk assessment in the Ubaye Valley (Barcelonnette, France) - p. 191 15. Chapter 7. Flood modeling: practical exercises - p. 203 16. Chapter 8. Rapid onset shocks: the importance of understanding impacts of flood disasters - p. 221 17. Section II: Droughts - p. 244 18. Chapter 9. Drought monitoring and assessment: remote sensing and modeling approaches for the famine early warning systems network - p. 247 19. Chapter 10. Role of hydrological modeling in drought assessment - p. 277 20. Chapter 11. An assessment of climate extremes in Mbale Municipality in Eastern Uganda - p. 301 21. Chapter 12. iMSEP: a GIT-based digital solution for disaster management - p. 323 22. Chapter 13. Droughts and floods: people's perception of hydrological risk - p. 335 23. Index - p. 357
Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, 2e, provides an integrated look at the major disasters that have had, and continue to have, major implications for many of the world’s people, such as floods and droughts. This new edition takes a geoscientific approach to the topic, while also covering current thinking about some scientific issues that are socially relevant and can directly affect human lives and assets. This new edition showcases both academic and applied research conducted in developed and developing countries, allowing readers to see the most updated flood and drought modeling research and their applications in the real world, including for humanitarian emergency purposes. Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, 2e, Cutting-edge discussion of natural hazard topics that affect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people worldwide Includes numerous full-color tables, GIS maps, diagrams, illustrations, and photographs of hazardous process in action Provides case studies of prominent hydro-meteorological hazards and disasters
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Front Matter - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. List of contributors - p. xiii 8. Section I: Floods - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. Flood processes and hazards - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Paleoflood hydrology: reconstructing rare events and extreme flood discharges - p. 33 11. Chapter 3. Global and low-cost topographic data to support flood studies - p. 85 12. Chapter 4. Vulnerability and exposure in developed and developing countries: large-scale assessments - p. 103 13. Chapter 5. Integrated risk assessment and decision support for water-related disasters - p. 145 14. Chapter 6. Flood risk assessment in the Ubaye Valley (Barcelonnette, France) - p. 191 15. Chapter 7. Flood modeling: practical exercises - p. 203 16. Chapter 8. Rapid onset shocks: the importance of understanding impacts of flood disasters - p. 221 17. Section II: Droughts - p. 244 18. Chapter 9. Drought monitoring and assessment: remote sensing and modeling approaches for the famine early warning systems network - p. 247 19. Chapter 10. Role of hydrological modeling in drought assessment - p. 277 20. Chapter 11. An assessment of climate extremes in Mbale Municipality in Eastern Uganda - p. 301 21. Chapter 12. iMSEP: a GIT-based digital solution for disaster management - p. 323 22. Chapter 13. Droughts and floods: people's perception of hydrological risk - p. 335 23. Index - p. 357
