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Hydrology of Disasters

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. Vijay P. Singh

    1. Water Resources Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

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Part of the book series: Water Science and Technology Library (WSTL, volume 24)

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The General Assembly of the United Nations passed a resolution on December 11, 1987, designating the 1990s as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. This resolution has served as a catalyst in promotion of international cooperation in the field of natural disaster reduction; in initiation of wide-ranging research activities on natural and man-made disasters; in development of tech­ nologies for assessment, prediction, prevention, and mitigation through technical assistance, technology transfer, demonstration projects, and education and training; and in dissemination of information related to measures for assessment, prediction, prevention, and mitigation of natural disasters. Disasters are manifestations of environmental extremes. Depending upon the type of disasters, their occurrence may have short-term andlor long-term detri­ mental environmental consequences. Disasters cannot be prevented altogether, but their impact can be mitigated. This book is an attempt to provide a discussion of hydrological aspects of the various types of natural disasters. It is hoped that others will be stimulated to write more comprehensive texts on this subject of enormous importance.

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Disasters: Natural or Man-made

    • V. P. Singh
    Pages 1-18

  3. Representativity of Extreme Wind Data

    • J. Wieringa
    Pages 19-40

  4. Climate Change and Hydrological Disasters

    • Max A. Beran, Nigel W. Arnell
    Pages 41-62

  5. Extreme Floods

    • Fahim Ashkar
    Pages 63-83

  6. Dam-Breach Floods

    • D. L. Fread
    Pages 85-126

  7. Extreme Droughts

    • M. L. Kavvas, M. L. Anderson
    Pages 127-160

  8. Mud and Debris Flows

    • Peggy A. Johnson, Richard H. McCuen
    Pages 161-181

  9. Landslides

    • T. P. Gostelow
    Pages 183-230

  10. Land Subsidence

    • Giuseppe Gambolati, Mario Putti, Pietro Teatini
    Pages 231-268

  11. Saltwater Intrusion

    • M. M. Sherif, V. P. Singh
    Pages 269-316

  12. Avalanche Dynamics

    • Kolumban Hutter
    Pages 317-394

  13. Hydrological Disasters Associated with Volcanoes

    • Vincent E. Neall
    Pages 395-425

  14. Earthquakes

    • Akira Terakawa, Osamu Matsuo
    Pages 427-434

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 435-442
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Water Resources Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

    Vijay P. Singh

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hydrology of Disasters

  • Editors: Vijay P. Singh

  • Series Title: Water Science and Technology Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8680-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4092-8Published: 31 July 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4715-1Published: 15 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8680-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0921-092X

  • Series E-ISSN: 1872-4663

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 442

  • Topics: Hydrogeology, Environmental Management, Atmospheric Sciences

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