Hydrometeorological Hazards : Interfacing Science and Policy

Hydrometeorological Hazards : Interfacing Science and Policy / edited by Philippe Quevauviller.

Recent hydrometeorological extreme events have highlighted the increased exposure and vulnerability of societies and the need to strengthen the knowledge-base of related policies. Current research is focused on improving forecasting, prediction and early warning capabilities in order to improve the...

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Other Authors: Quevauviller, Ph (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
Series:Hydrometeorological extreme events.
Subjects:
Hydrodynamic weather forecasting.
Hydrometeorology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Hydrodynamic weather forecasting
Hydrometeorology
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; The Series Editor
  • Philippe Quevauviller; List of Contributors; Part 1 Setting the Scene; Chapter 1.1Strengthened Resilience from Historic Experience. European Societies Confronted with Hydrometeors in the Sixteenth to Twentieth Centuries; 1.1.1 Introduction; 1.1.2 Five centuries of droughts; 1.1.2.1 Historic material and methods of evaluation; 1.1.2.2 A comparative approach to historic European droughts; 1.1.3 The European coast confronted with surges: A first ever?; 1.1.3.1 The French coasts; 1.1.3.2 European comparison.
  • 1.1.3.3 Memory of the big floods in Northern Europe1.1.4 A memory of risk or a culture of survival?; 1.1.4.1 Living with droughts in the Cyclades: The Syros island; 1.1.4.2 The Atlantic flood of 1937 as a revelation of coastal weaknesses; 1.1.4.3 The lessons of history regarding impact strength; 1.1.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 1.2 Current Understanding of Climate Change Impacts on Extreme Events; 1.2.1 Introduction; 1.2.2 Global water balance, past and future; 1.2.2.1 Humidity and evaporation; 1.2.2.2 Precipitation; 1.2.2.3 River run-off.
  • 1.2.3 Global extremes
  • Rainfall, floods and droughts1.2.3.1 Precipitation; 1.2.3.2 Storminess; 1.2.3.3 Droughts; 1.2.3.4 Floods; 1.2.4 Future global predictions; 1.2.5 Regional drought and water resources; 1.2.5.1 Drought in the twentieth century; 1.2.5.2 Twenty-first century drought; 1.2.6 Case study: Science to support policy for flood management under climate change; 1.2.7 Adaptation planning; 1.2.8 Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 1.3 Features Common to Different Hydrometeorological Events and Knowledge Integration; 1.3.1 Introduction.
  • 1.3.2 Extreme hydrometeorological events and disasters: An increasing trend1.3.3 Integrating disaster risk management and climate change adaptation; 1.3.4 Predicting disasters: Dealing with uncertainties and scales; 1.3.5 Better understanding system exposure at the hazard; 1.3.6 Resilience: From concept to operation; 1.3.7 Learning from experience; 1.3.8 Risk governance: Responsibility and participation; 1.3.9 Risk communication; 1.3.10 A roadmap towards a sustainable future; References; Chapter 1.4 Science and Policy Interfacing; 1.4.1 Introduction; 1.4.2 Taking account of the knowledge base.
  • 1.4.3 Concept of science and policy interfacing1.4.4 Matching research with policy needs; 1.4.4.1 Type of research; 1.4.4.2 Short analysis of drawbacks; 1.4.5 Research
  • policy interactions; 1.4.5.1 Interactions with the scientific community; 1.4.5.2 Synthesis needs; 1.4.5.3 Exchange platforms; 1.4.6 Conclusions; References; Part 2 Policy Settings; Chapter 2.1 When Science Meets Policy: Enhancing Governance and Management of Disaster Risks; 2.1.1 Science and disaster risk management; 2.1.2 Knowledge-based policy; 2.1.3 The science
  • policy interface in practice.

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