Geomorphological impacts of extreme weather

Case studies from central and eastern Europe
Herausgegeben:Loczy, Denes

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents new research on the geomorphological impacts of extreme precipitation events. It focuses on the extreme summer floods, which affected Central and Eastern Europe in 2010. Case studies on their consequences, including inundations, urban flooding, soil erosion, river bank retreat, alluvial fan accumulation, evolution of karst depressions, debris flows, landslides and soil saturation are presented for Poland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Macedonia. This key applied geomorphology book is crucial for anyone interested in these processes and their consequences and also for decision makers who face these catastrophes.

Produktdetails

• Springer Geography
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-94-024-0010-6
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 670g
• ISBN-13: 9789402400106
• ISBN-10: 9402400109
• Artikelnr.: 45611290

Autorenporträt

Dénes Lóczy, DSc, is the head of the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Pécs (Hungary). His research interests are floodplain geomorphology, management and human impact on the environment. He is co-editor of the books "Anthropogenic Geomorphology" and "Recent Landform Evolution".

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword.- Content.- Contributors list.- Introduction .- Hydrometeorological Background .- Floods.- Landslides.- Other impacts.- Conclusions.