European river floods in a changing world

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 567-574

  Mitchell, James K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Europe; Flood policy; Risk; Urbanization; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGY; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS;

HUMAN-DRIVEN TRANSFORMATIONS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

RIVER WATER; RUNOFF;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FLOOD; GLOBAL WARMING; NATURAL HAZARD; VULNERABILITY;

ANXIETY; CLIMATE; DEFORESTATION; DISASTER; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; FLOODING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; TOURISM;

EUROPE;

EID: 0037638838     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00337     Document Type: Review

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