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Drought and Drought Mitigation in Europe by Jurgen V. Vogt & Francesca Somma
This work is dedicated to furthering an understanding of the drought problem in Europe and to discussing policy and management options to mitigate its impacts. It covers aspects from the detection of water stress to the planning of mitigation strategies.Drought is one of the major natural hazards, resulting in significant economic, social, and environmental costs. In Europe, water shortage is an important problem in many regions. However, despite the increasing awareness of this hazard, there is no European drought policy and institutional frameworks to cope with drought situations are only weakly developed. This book is dedicated to furthering an understanding of the drought problem in Europe and to discussing policy and management options to mitigate its impacts. It covers aspects from the detection of water stress to the planning of mitigation strategies. The contributions are written by recognised experts in their field. |
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| Author(s) : | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0792365895 | ISBN-13 : 9780792365891 |
| RRP : £92.50 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Advances in Natural & Technological Hazards Research S.
Country Publication : Netherlands
Publication Date : 01/10/2000
Publisher : Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Page Length : 336mm
Page Size : 230mm