| Main Title |
Natural disasters and sustainable development / |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Springer, |
| Year Published |
2004 |
| OCLC Number |
53814730 |
| ISBN |
3540421998 (alk. paper); 9783540421993 (alk. paper) |
| Subjects |
Natural disasters--Prevention--Congresses ;
Sustainable development--Congresses
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBM |
GB5001.E97 2004 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/01/2014 |
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| Collation |
xix, 397 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
"The present book comprises lectures given at the European Commission Advanced Study Course on "Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development" which was held in Orvieto, Italy, in September 1998"--Pref. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Part I. Understanding natural processes and modelling: -- 1. The erosion of coasts and the 'Atlas of the Italian Beaches' -- 2. Upwelling of the sea over the past 11.5 cal kyr B.P. -- 3. Meteorological factors influencing slope stability -- 4. Use of radar rainfall estimates for flood simulation in mountainous basins -- 5. FLOODS : a flood operational decision support system -- 6. A brief overview of hydrological modelling -- 7. Slope instabilities and restauration in the historical town of Orvieto -- Part II. Hazard and risk assessment: -- 8. Heavy rainfall hazards -- 9. Snow avalanches -- 10. Land use planning in hazard mitigation : intervening in social and systemic vulnerabilities : an appication to seismic risk prevention -- 11. Landslide susceptibility mapping : a methodological approach -- 12. Application of an integrated method for landslide hazard assessment in the area of Corvara in Badia (Dolomites, Italy) -- 13. Tsunami hazard in southern Italy -- 14. Integrated investigations on landslides : the example of the super Sauze earthflow -- 15. Disaster, communication and public information -- Part III. Implementing sustainable development: -- 16. Natural disasters and sustainable development : from theory to practice in Italy? -- 17. A risk analysis and sustainability approach to natural disaster assessment and mitigation philosophy in the world -- 18. Activities of UNESCO for natural disaster reduction -- 19. Reducing the effect of natural hazards on urban areas -- 20. The exposure of anthropogenic systems to natural hazards -- 21. Small-scale flooding and muddy floods as a geomorphologic hazard in central belgium : some financial consequences -- 22. GIS and natural hazards. |
| Place Published |
Berlin ; New York |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Environmental science (Berlin, Germany) |
| Conference Title |
European Commission Advanced Study Course on "Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development" |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2004 |
| Series Title Untraced |
Environmental science, |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2003064957 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20141124131020 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
04595cam 22006374a 45020 |
