Geomorphological impacts of extreme weather : case studies from Central and Eastern Europe / / Denes Loczy, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910437949403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Springer, 2013
• ISBN: 94-007-6301-8
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2013.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (378 p.)
• Collana: Springer Geography
• Altri autori (Persone): LóczyDénes
• Disciplina: 551.482094
• Soggetti: Geomorphology; Europe Environmental conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword -- Content -- Contributors list -- Introduction -- Hydrometeorological Background -- Floods -- Landslides -- Other impacts -- Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.