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Floodplain evaluation matrix (FEM): An interdisciplinary method for evaluating river floodplains in the context of integrated flood risk management
Habersack, Helmut; Schober, Bernhard; Hauer, Christoph - In: Natural Hazards 75 (2015) 1, pp. 5-32
floodplains not only is required by the EU Floods Directive but also implicates a variety of socio-economic conflicts related to …
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When households stop logging — Evidence for household adaptation from East Kalimantan
Smajgl, Alex; Bohensky, Erin - In: Forest Policy and Economics 20 (2012) C, pp. 58-65
Rising fuel prices are thought to drive households in developing countries to increase pressure on natural resources, primarily through firewood collection and logging. We revisit this assumption and conducted household surveys to elicit responses to energy price changes in East Kalimantan,...
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Estimating flooding extent at high return period for ungauged braided systems using remote sensing: a case study of Cuvelai Basin, Angola
Awadallah, A.; Tabet, D. - In: Natural Hazards 77 (2015) 1, pp. 255-272
Floods are the most expensive natural hazard experienced in many places in the world. The current study aimed at …
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A multi-tier hazard-part I: description of the event
Nirupama, N.; Sharma, Rika; Verma, Kesari; Panigrahi, … - In: Natural Hazards 76 (2015) 1, pp. 259-269
A rare weather system, last seen about 80 years ago, converged over north-west India in June 2013, leaving devastating impacts on communities in the region. The event involved three components to it: first, cloud burst with precipitation higher than during a normal period occurred; second, the...
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Natural Disasters; Mitigating Impact, Managing Risks
Laframboise, Nicole; Loko, Boileau - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This paper reviews the literature on the macroeconomic impact of natural disasters and presents the IMF’s role in assisting countries coping with natural catastrophes. Focusing on seven country cases, the paper describes the emergency financing, policy support, and technical assistance...
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Identification of areas with significant flood risk at the confluence of Danube and Ipeľ rivers (southern Slovakia)
Jakubcová, A.; Grežo, H.; Hreško, J. - In: Natural Hazards 75 (2015) 1, pp. 849-867
areas, despite the fact that during the time of extraordinary floods, the village of Chľaba is completely separated from the … extraordinary floods (June 2013) and to propose flood protection arrangements within the landscape utilization changes in affected … village. This attitude might reduce the negative impact of floods in the researched endangered territory. Copyright Springer …
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A review of multiple natural hazards and risks in Germany
Kreibich, Heidi; Bubeck, Philip; Kunz, Michael; Mahlke, … - In: Natural Hazards 74 (2014) 3, pp. 2279-2304
important natural hazards, in terms of past human and economic damage they caused, are storms, floods, extreme temperatures and …
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Assessment of flood-prone stripes within the Danube drainage area in the South-West Oltenia Development Region, Romania
Ionuş, O.; Licurici, M.; Pătroescu, M.; Boengiu, S. - In: Natural Hazards 75 (2015) 1, pp. 69-88
countries of Europe, focusing on society’s ability to co-exist with floods, rather than be protected from them. In this context …
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Ancient floods, modern hazards: the Ping River, paleofloods and the 'lost city' of Wiang Kum Kam
Ng, Serene; Wood, Spencer; Ziegler, Alan - In: Natural Hazards 75 (2015) 3, pp. 2247-2263
flood, persisting floods in the city were noted in the Chiang Mai Chronicle and were also recorded in the floodplain … alleviate the effects of persisting floods. From this story of paleofloods and Wiang Kum Kam, we conclude with two lessons for … the management of modern floods in urban Thailand. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 …
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Application of Monte Carlo simulation technique for flood estimation for two catchments in New South Wales, Australia
Caballero, Wilfredo; Rahman, Ataur - In: Natural Hazards 74 (2014) 3, pp. 1475-1488
The currently adopted rainfall-based design flood estimation method in Australia, known as design event approach (DEA), has a flaw that is widely criticized by the hydrologists. The DEA is based on the assumption that a rainfall depth of a certain frequency can be transformed to a flood peak of...
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