Comprehensive coverage of understanding, prevention, and risk management of extreme drought events, with examples of approaches followed in water-stressed regions
This book describes the progress made in our understanding of severe drought and explains how we can deal with-and even avoid-complete devastation brought on by such punishing events. It brings forward advanced knowledge on drought hazard analysis and management, particularly from EU-funded research projects, to assist in the development of the corresponding drought management plans. In addition, this book addresses issues of social vulnerability to drought and science-policy interfaces, which are important elements of drought management.
Divided into three sections, this book covers the diagnosis of physical processes, historic drought and the trends in historic drought, and perspectives of future drought. It takes an academic approach to risk evaluation, including characterization of drought episodes, development of indicators of risk in hydrological and agricultural systems, and analysis of the role of socio-economic instruments for risk mitigation. It also discusses the interactions that have resulted in the complex institutional framework, and highlights the importance of stakeholder involvement and awareness building for successful drought management. In addition, Drought: Science and Policy features a collection of case studies that include the description of effective measures taken in the past.
- Addresses the growing issue of drought preparedness planning, monitoring, and mitigation
- Teaches methodologies and lessons focused on specific, drought-prone regions so the applications have more significance
- Provides examples of approaches followed in water-stressed regions (river basin and national scale) with drought analyses at the pan-European scale
Drought: Science and Policy will be an invaluable reference for researchers and practitioners in the field as well as Masters students taking relevant courses in drought management and natural disaster management.
Ana Iglesias, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Dionysis Assimacopoulos, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Henny A.J. Van Lanen, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Comprehensive coverage of understanding, prevention, and risk management of extreme drought events, with examples of approaches followed in water-stressed regions This book describes the progress made in our understanding of severe drought and explains how we can deal with and even avoid complete devastation brought on by such punishing events. It brings forward advanced knowledge on drought hazard analysis and management, particularly from EU-funded research projects, to assist in the development of the corresponding drought management plans. In addition, this book addresses issues of social vulnerability to drought and science-policy interfaces, which are important elements of drought management. Divided into three sections, this book covers the diagnosis of physical processes, historic drought and the trends in historic drought, and perspectives of future drought. It takes an academic approach to risk evaluation, including characterization of drought episodes, development of indicators of risk in hydrological and agricultural systems, and analysis of the role of socio-economic instruments for risk mitigation. It also discusses the interactions that have resulted in the complex institutional framework, and highlights the importance of stakeholder involvement and awareness building for successful drought management. In addition, Drought: Science and Policy features a collection of case studies that include the description of effective measures taken in the past. Addresses the growing issue of drought preparedness planning, monitoring, and mitigation Teaches methodologies and lessons focused on specific, drought-prone regions so the applications have more significance Provides examples of approaches followed in water-stressed regions (river basin and national scale) with drought analyses at the pan-European scale Drought: Science and Policy will be an invaluable reference for researchers and practitioners in the field as well as Masters students taking relevant courses in drought management and natural disaster management.
Ana Iglesias, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Dionysis Assimacopoulos, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Henny A.J. Van Lanen, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
"The experience gained over the last several decades is set out... along with a resume of lessons learnt and the resulting changes made." (Geoscientist, February 2020)
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.8.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Hydrometeorological Extreme Events | Hydrometeorological Extreme Events |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
| Schlagworte | chemical engineering • climate change and drought • climatology • Disaster Mitigation • drought forecasting • Drought Hazard Analysis • drought prevention • Dürre • early warning signs of drought • earth sciences • ecosystem management • Environmental Engineering • Environmental Geography • Environmental Geoscience • Geographie • Geography • Geowissenschaften • Global Environmental Issues • guide to drought management • Hydrology • <i> Drought: Science and Policy</i></p> • <p>drought management • managing water supplies • monitoring drought • Natural disaster management • preparing for drought • risk assessment and drought • Sedimentologie • Sedimentologie u. Stratigraphie • Sedimentology & Stratigraphy • solving the world’s water crisis • Umweltgeographie • Umweltgeowissenschaften • water deficits • Water Management • Water resource management |
| ISBN-13 | 9781119017219 / 9781119017219 |
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