Floods

In the past thirty years, knowledge on flooding has greatly increased by moving away from purely hydrological and hydraulic science and opening up to other disciplines such as economics or human and geographical sciences.
It is as part of this multidisciplinary approach that this book proposes a review of current knowledge on flood risk. It starts with the ever-increasing impact of flooding in order to conceptualize and understand the constituents of risk.
Although risk knowledge in modeling methods or naturalist approaches remains essential, it is further developed by the fields of economics, human sciences, geography, environmental psychology and history.
This integrated approach to flood risk contextualizes current conclusions on the eventual effects of climate change by showing that human factors are of paramount importance in understanding the process of "risk production.

Autorentext
Heribert Schulmeyer, geboren 1954, ist ein in Köln lebender, deutscher Illustrator und Comiczeichner. Er studierte freie Graphik und Illustration an der Kölner Werkschule, unter anderem bei Heinz Edelmann und Daniel Spoerri. Er arbeitet erfolgreich für "Die Sendung mit der Maus" beim WDR und kooperiert mit vielen Kinder- und Jugendbuchverlagen. Für den Ravensburger Buchverlag hat das Maskottchen der Erstlesereihe "Leserabe" konzipiert und viele Buchcover illustriert.

Zusammenfassung
Mit dem Leserabe-Sticker-Rätselspaß können Kinder spielerisch ihren Wortschatz erweitern und ihre Lese- und Schreibkompetenz trainieren. Enthält 25 Bilder-Kreuzworträtsel.

Inhalt

Part 1. The Impacts of Floods

1. Analysis of Major Flood Events: Collapse of the Malpasset Dam, December 1959
2. Observation and Measurement of Losses Due to Flooding
3. Flood Impacts on Loss of Life and Human Health
   4.Flood-related Impacts on Cultural Heritage

4. Natech Events Triggered by Floods: When Floods Cause Technological Accidents

   Part 2. The Knowledge of Flood Hazards

5. Techniques and Instruments to Aid in the Monitoring of Flood Events7. Rain and water gauging
6. Flood Hydrology Processes and Their Variabilities
   8.Hydrodynamic Modeling to Characterize Floods and Predict Their Impacts
7. Evolution of River Channels and Floods: A Short- to Long-Term Perspective
8. Hydrogeomorphology: Recognition and Evolution of the Flood Phenomenon
9. Structures for Flood Defense and Management

10. Coastal Surges

    Part 3. Flooded People and Lands: Human Drivers of Flood Impa

11. The Contribution of Historical Data for the Understanding of Floods and Risk Prevention
12. Assessing Vulnerability to Flooding: Progress and Limitations
13. Toward a Process of Resilience Implementation: Capacities, Models and Strategies
14. Cities at Risk from Water: Between Vulnerability and Resilience

15. Networks in the Face of Flooding

    Part 3. The Future

16. Flood Regimes: Recent Development and Future Under Climate Change
17. Changes in Flood Risk: Retrospective and Prospective Approach