Floods are of increasing public concern world-wide due to increasing damages and unacceptably high numbers of injuries. Previous approaches of flood protection

Flood catastrophes which happened world-wide have shown that it is not sufficient to characterize the hazard caused by the natural phenomenon "flood" with the w

Our changing climate and more extreme weather events have dramatically increased the number and severity of floods across the world. Demonstrating the diversity

This book points out why organisational or governance aspects are essential for implementing a broad and integrated flood risk management approach. It provides

Approaches to avoid loss of life and limit disruption and damage from flooding have changed significantly in recent years. Worldwide, there has been a move from

Floods and flash floods with hydro-meteorological and tropical cyclones are the some of the most devastating natural disasters causing massive damages to natura

This book provides an attractive overview to researchers and professionals world-wide working in the field of flood risk management and other hydrological issue

The aim of this book is to contribute to understanding risk knowledge and to forecasting components of early flood warning, particularly in the environment of t