Implications of cascading effects for the EU Floods Directive

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 195-204

  Nones, Michael ^a   Pescaroli, Gianluca ^b  

^a gerstgraser Ingenieurbüro für Renaturierung   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cascading disasters; Cascading effect; critical infrastructures; European Union; flood risk management; Floods Directive

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FLOODING; LEGISLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84964887072     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2016.1149074     Document Type: Review

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