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Geomorphological impacts of extreme weather [electronic resource] : Case studies from central and eastern Europe / edited by Denes Loczy.

By: Loczy, Denes [editor.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Springer Geography: Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XXII, 373 p. 216 illus., 125 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789400763012.Subject(s): Geography | Geology | Earth Sciences | Geomorphology | Natural Hazards | Climate Change Impacts | Atmospheric SciencesDDC classification: 551.41 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Foreword -- Content -- Contributors list -- Introduction -- Hydrometeorological Background -- Floods -- Landslides -- Other impacts -- Conclusions.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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.
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Foreword -- Content -- Contributors list -- Introduction -- Hydrometeorological Background -- Floods -- Landslides -- Other impacts -- Conclusions.

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.

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