Fluvial flood risk management in a changing world

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 509-527

  Merz, B ^a   Hall, J ^b   Disse, M ^c   Schumann, A ^d  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FLOOD CONTROL; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN;

EID: 77949552546     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-509-2010     Document Type: Article

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