Geomorphological impacts of extreme weather

This book examines geomorphological impacts of extreme precipitation events, focusing on the 2010 summer floods in Central and Eastern Europe. Includes case studies from the Polish, Czech and Ukrainian Carpathians, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Croatia and more.

This book presents new research on the geomorphological impacts of extreme precipitation events. It focuses on the extreme summer floods, which affected Central and Eastern Europe in 2010. Case studies on their consequences, including inundations, urban flooding, soil erosion, river bank retreat, alluvial fan accumulation, evolution of karst depressions, debris flows, landslides and soil saturation are presented for Poland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Macedonia. This key applied geomorphology book is crucial for anyone interested in these processes and their consequences and also for decision makers who face these catastrophes.

Delivers broad coverage of the topic, with examples from many different countries Uses abundant illustrations to present processes in visual form Collects contributions from the best experts, otherwise not available in English

Autorentext

Dénes Lóczy, DSc, is the head of the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Pécs (Hungary). His research interests are floodplain geomorphology, management and human impact on the environment. He is co-editor of the books "Anthropogenic Geomorphology" and "Recent Landform Evolution".

Inhalt

Foreword.- Content.- Contributors list.- Introduction .- Hydrometeorological Background .- Floods.- Landslides.- Other impacts.- Conclusions.