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Hydrometeorological hazards: interfacing science and policy/ edited by Philippe Quevauviller

Contributor(s): Quevauviller, Philippe, edMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Hydrometeorological extreme eventsPublication details: Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014Description: xvii, 328 pISBN: 1118629574Subject(s): Hydrometeorology | Hydrodynamic weather forecasting | Drought management | Climatic changes | Flood control | Climatic changes--Government policyDDC classification: 363.3492

Contents:

part 1 :Setting the scene 1.1 strengthened resilience from historic experience European societies confronted with hydrometers in the sixteen to twentieth centuries 1.2 Current understanding of climate change impact on extreme events 1.3 Features common to different meteorological events and knowledge integration 1.4 Science and policy interfacing Part 2 :policy setting 2.1 when science meets policy :Enhancing governance and management of disaster risk 2.2 Hydrometerological extremes and the sscience policy interface :IPCC 2.3 A snapshot of EU and international policies relevant to hydrometerological events Part 3 :Outline of scientific features 3.1 Hydoinformation and its role in flood management 3.2 Drought :How to be prepared for the hazard 3.3 Drough in the light of climet change in the mediterranean area 3.4 Prediction of strom impacts on beach and dune systems part 4 Social and economic considerations 4.1 Assessing the cost of nature hazards state of the art and the way forward

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	363.3492 QUE/H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P41315

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part 1 :Setting the scene

1.1 strengthened resilience from historic experience European societies confronted with hydrometers in the sixteen to twentieth centuries

1.2 Current understanding of climate change impact on extreme events

1.3 Features common to different meteorological events and knowledge integration

1.4 Science and policy interfacing

Part 2 :policy setting

2.1 when science meets policy :Enhancing governance and management of disaster risk

2.2 Hydrometerological extremes and the sscience policy interface :IPCC

2.3 A snapshot of EU and international policies relevant to hydrometerological events

Part 3 :Outline of scientific features
3.1 Hydoinformation and its role in flood management

3.2 Drought :How to be prepared for the hazard

3.3 Drough in the light of climet change in the mediterranean area

3.4 Prediction of strom impacts on beach and dune systems

part 4 Social and economic considerations

4.1 Assessing the cost of nature hazards state of the art and the way forward

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