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Floods and Landslides: Integrated Risk Assessment

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. Riccardo Casale

    1. Directorate General XII Science, Research and Development, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

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  2. Claudio Margottini

    1. ENEA CR Casaccia, S. Maria di Galeria (Rome), Italy

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Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Science (ENVSCIENCE)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. Introduction — Overview,Technical Papers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Landslide Hazard — A Conceptual Approach in Risk Viewpoint

      • J.-C. Flageollet
      Pages 3-18

    3. Flood Hazard Assessment and Mitigation

      • S. Fattorelli, G. Dalla Fontana, D. Da Ros
      Pages 19-38

    4. The Recognition of Landslides

      • R. Dikau
      Pages 39-44

    5. Climate Change Impact on Frequency and Distribution of Natural Extreme Events: an Overview

      • G. Delmonaco, C. Margottini, S. Serafini
      Pages 45-66

  3. Tools — Methodology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Dendrogeomorphology in Landslide Analysis

      • R. Fantucci
      Pages 69-81

    3. Rainfall and Flow Forecasting Using Weather Radar

      • R. J. Moore
      Pages 83-100

    4. Numerical Modelling Techniques as Predictive Tools of Ground Instability

      • S. C. Bandis
      Pages 101-118

    5. New Applications of Monitoring Networks, Multipurpose, Cost/Benefits, Management

      • M. Crespi
      Pages 119-123

    6. The Importance and the Problems of Cartography — An Example: The Cartography of Natural Constraints on a Territory of 74 km2 in Belgium (the Sprimont Territory)

      • A. Pissart, D. Closson
      Pages 125-132

    7. From Meteorological Modelling to Flood Forecasting and the Management of Emergencies

      • E. Todini
      Pages 133-146

    8. Real-Time Flood Forecasting Systems: Perspectives and Prospects

      • R. J. Moore
      Pages 147-189

    9. Relationships Between Environment and Man in Terms of Landslide Induced Risk

      • M. Panizza
      Pages 191-195
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Scientific reserach on natural disasters is now implementing new methodologies and aproaches as consequences of: 1. mutating impact of extreme natural events in response to societal change like land use, lifelines, communications, transportation, etc.; 2. development which claim for new urban and industrial territories, often in hazard prone areas; 3. impact of modern society on natural climate variability (climate change) and con­ sequently, on spatial and temporal frequency of extreme events related to hydro­ logical cycle. As consequence of the above mentioned items it is necessary to develop a global approach to territory in order to understand reciprocous influence between climate dynamics with their extreme consequences like floods and landslides and socio-eco­ nomic development. In such a way, and in response to societal change, scientific re­ search on floods and landslides is beginning to loose the classical mono disciplinary approach and it is starting to be a science of the hydrological processes. The course on "Floods and Landslides: integrated risk assessment" held in Orvieto (Italy) 19-26 may 1996, has been organised by the European Commission specifically with the aim of transferring to young European scientists these new views, in order to contribute to a future scientific community, capable to face with the future environ­ mental problems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Directorate General XII Science, Research and Development, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

    Riccardo Casale

  • ENEA CR Casaccia, S. Maria di Galeria (Rome), Italy

    Claudio Margottini

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