Written for a broad audience this book offers a comprehensive account of early warning systems for hydro meteorological disasters such as floods and storms, and

Around the world, extreme weather events are becoming increasingly "the new normal" and are expected to increase in the 21st century as a result of climate chan

The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especia

Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volu

The past years have seen new technologies that could be utilized for early warning and real-time loss estimation. They include self-organizing sensor networks,