Emerging Approaches to Hydrological Risk Management in a Changing World

Climate Vulnerability: Understanding and Addressing Threats to Essential Resources

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 3-10

  Bloschl G ^a   Viglione, A ^a   Montanari, A ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bottom up approach; Drought risk management; Flood risk management

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; MOTIVATION; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER RESOURCES;

BOTTOM UP APPROACH; CLIMATE PROJECTION; DROUGHT RISKS; FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGICAL RISKS; PRIORITIZATION; SOCIAL MOTIVATIONS; TOP DOWN APPROACHES;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84890897578     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384703-4.00505-0     Document Type: Chapter

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