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Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Perspectives on Flood 1998 written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles presented at a seminar in 1998.
Author : M. Monirul Qader Mirza
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401701377
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Flood Problem and Management in South Asia written by M. Monirul Qader Mirza and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flood Problem and Management in South Asia focuses on both the hazard and the vulnerability aspects of floods. This book addresses floods in South Asia from a multidisciplinary approach. The characteristics and nature of the flood problem and its management aspects are examined. It is suggested that flood control and management focused on structural solutions using embankments and reservoirs are insufficient. Effective solutions must go beyond structural measures and require major restructuring of both legal systems and institutions responsible for management. For those people living in the vast flood plains of South Asia to be able to overcome social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities, an adaptive approach to management of flood risks that identifies specific strategies is needed.
Author : Paul Anthony Dorosh
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The 1998 Floods and Beyond written by Paul Anthony Dorosh and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles.
Author : A.P. Mitra
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402099134
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Global Environmental Changes in South Asia written by A.P. Mitra and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fourth Assessment Report of IPCC having clinched in 2007 the evidence of global warming on account of anthropogenic activities, backed with scientific data gathered and analyzed globally, has made it mandatory world over to focus efforts on delineation of the anticipated adverse impacts of global warming on regional temperature and moisture regimes and the linked hydrologic, climatic and biospheric processes. First and foremost is the requirement to understand vulnerability to food and livelihood security in various ecosystems—on mainland, mid-range and high mountains as well as coastal areas including CEZs. The projected global temperature rise of the order of about two degrees or more and further rise at a decadal rate of o around 0. 2 C is sufficient to make grievous changes in sea surface level and submerge many low lying coastal areas around the world thereby possibly causing unprecedented losses to human habitat and livelihood in the coming years. A rise in climate variability is also becoming increasingly evident with potential direct impact on agricultural performance, on water accessibility and on weather extremes. Developing countries due to their poor infrastructure, limited resources and large impoverished population are likely to face more intense and wi- spread adverse impact of climate change than the developed world and also have limited adaptation capacity.
Author : Jeroen Warner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857731505
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)
Download or read book Flood Planning written by Jeroen Warner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floods are amongst the most common and devastating natural disasters. In the wake of such an event, the pressure to initiate flood protection schemes that will provide security is enormous, and politicians promise quick solutions in the national interest. Jeroen Warner examines a number of such projects from around the world - the Middle East, South Asia and Western Europe - aimed at the prevention of serious flooding. Each provoked a level of controversy unforeseen by its initiators, with the result that schemes were shelved, were not completed, or simply failed. The author shows how such projects inevitably become politicized as different stakeholders seek to promote their interests.
Author : Aznarul Islam
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031210867
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)
Download or read book Floods in the Ganga–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta written by Aznarul Islam and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume covers the floods of the major rivers of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Delta, and storm surge related coastal floods in these regions. The book is dedicated to addressing floods from an integrated physical-social perspective to provide students and researchers with a holistic understanding of floods in terms of both human and geomorphological aspects. The systematic coverage of all the major rivers and coastal areas in the GBM delta and surrounding regions will foster a clear comprehension of this dense reservoir of population, where thousands of people are impacted every year due to flood hazards and agricultural destabilization. This comprehensive treatment of flood issues in the region covers flash floods, fluvial floods, fluvio-tidal floods, and coastal floods, and outlines flood management strategies to maintain ecological integrity and environmental stability, and prevent harmful impacts of future floods. The book is intended for students and researchers in earth and environmental sciences, especially geomorphology, hydrology, geography, geology, natural resources management, and regional planning.
Author : F. Martin Ralph
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030289060
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Atmospheric Rivers written by F. Martin Ralph and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the standard reference based on roughly 20 years of research on atmospheric rivers, emphasizing progress made on key research and applications questions and remaining knowledge gaps. The book presents the history of atmospheric-rivers research, the current state of scientific knowledge, tools, and policy-relevant (science-informed) problems that lend themselves to real-world application of the research—and how the topic fits into larger national and global contexts. This book is written by a global team of authors who have conducted and published the majority of critical research on atmospheric rivers over the past years. The book is intended to benefit practitioners in the fields of meteorology, hydrology and related disciplines, including students as well as senior researchers.
Author : Thomas Heinzeller
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0415391199
Total Pages : 1366 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (153 download)
Download or read book Echinoderms: Munchen written by Thomas Heinzeller and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-12-08 with total page 1366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1972, scientists from all over the world working on fundamental questions of echinoderm biology and palaeontology have conferred every three years to exchange current views and results. The 11th International Echinoderm Conference held at the University of Munich, Germany, from 6-10 October 2003,continued this tradition. This volume comprises 95 submitted papers and 96 abstracts covering a wide spectrum from innovative student contributions to the lessons learnt from experienced specialists. The content of the contributions ranges from original research results to the latest synopses concerning a variety of topics, including visual sensing, larval cloning, mutable collagenous tissues, sea urchin aqua-culture, deuterostome phylogeny, palaeobiology and taphonomy.
Author : Dennis J. Parker
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415172387
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (723 download)
Download or read book Floods written by Dennis J. Parker and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive collection of new research. An extensive range of case studies covering major floods and regions prone to flooding worldwide.
Author : Francis Ö. Dudás
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527546950
Total Pages : 579 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Perspectives on the Age of the Earth and Why They Matter written by Francis Ö. Dudás and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polls show almost half of US adults believe that Earth is only 10,000 years old, whereas scientists consider our planet to be 4.56 billion years old. Examining these conflicting views illuminates aspects of the perceived conflict between religion and science, and helps us understand the battles between “evolutionist” and “creationist” advocates. This book examines how we approach knowledge, and how we look at certainty. It disentangles the threads of the traditional knowledge we are taught from the knowledge we gain from our own investigation of truth. It argues that nature, the basis of science, and scripture, the basis of religion, derive from a single source. Because of their shared origins, religious and scientific perspectives grounded in verifiable truths must be in harmony. The book presents the science behind the reliability of isotopic dates, and critiques young-earth creationist attacks on isotopic studies. Though the nature of time is a philosophical issue, its measurement is a scientific venture that has affirmed that Earth is 4.56 billion years old. The harmony of science and religion, based on recognition of their single source, is a prerequisite for the progress of humanity as a whole.
Author : M. Monirul Qader Mirza
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1134219903
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)
Download or read book Climate Change and Water Resources in South Asia written by M. Monirul Qader Mirza and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the most pressing water resource issues in South Asia, particularly in relation to climate change and variability. This is a region characterised by abundant water during the monsoon, when devastating floods occur, and by scarcity of water and droughts during the dry period. These extreme events often cause substantial damage to
Author : Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1136225455
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)
Download or read book Changes in Flood Risk in Europe written by Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book delivers a wealth of information on changes in flood risk in Europe, and considers causes for change. The temporal coverage is mostly focused on post-1900 events, reflecting the typical availability of data, but some information on earlier flood events is also included.
Author : Benno Werlen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319164775
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Global Sustainability, Cultural Perspectives and Challenges for Transdisciplinary Integrated Research written by Benno Werlen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers new perspectives of transdisciplinary research, in methodological as well as theoretical respects. It provides insights in the two-fold bio-physical and the socio-cultural global embeddedness of local living conditions on the basis of selected empirical studies from Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe. The theoretical foundations of ecological research and sustainability policies were developed at the end of the nineteenth century. They are largely based on investigations of living spaces and the evolution and differentiation of varied life forms. This perspective is embedded in the practical and theoretical European problem situations of the past and lacks social and cultural differentiation. The transformation of spatial and natural relations as a result of the globalization process is so radical that new theories are needed to solve 21st century ecological problems. Moreover, in view of the lack of an ontologically sound and promising strategy for transdisciplinary problem solving, as well as an acceptable consideration of the power of cultural schemas relating to natural living’s interpretations, there is a strong need to focus on sustainable social practices, habits and routines, rather than on predominantly living spaces or eco-topes. This book elaborates on the transdisciplinary approach by reflecting on the theoretical heritage and a global perspective of sustainability, by focusing on the primary role of a social approach in sustainability research and by putting emphasis on cultural dimension of sustainability. It postulates that global sustainability is grounded in a global understanding of our everyday activities.
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Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Forests and Floods written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dennis Tänzler
Publisher : BWV Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3830528027
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Climate Diplomacy in Perspective written by Dennis Tänzler and published by BWV Verlag. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hauptbeschreibung The United Nations Security Council unanimously expressed concern about the possible impacts of climate change on peace and security in its session of 20 July 2011. The open debate with a record participation of UN member states clearly underlined the need for climate protection and early action to reduce the security implications of climate change. With contributions from policy makers and leading scholars, this edited volume offers the reader the opportunity to learn about key positions in the debate on the security risks of climate change and the prospects of cl.
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Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)
Download or read book Perspective written by and published by . This book was released on 1995-11 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 584 pages
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