Flood-risk assessment and hazard mitigation measures: Case studies and lessons learnt in Italy

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 118, Issue , 2008, Pages 17-26

  Mambretti, S ^a   De Wrachien, D ^b   Sole, A ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Country case studies; Flood management in Italy; New policy approach

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL PLANNING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58849114598     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/FRIAR080021     Document Type: Article

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