Sustainable Natural Hazard Management in Alpine Environments

In the recent past a marked increase of the damages caused by natural hazard processes has been documented, for example by the Munich Re-Insurance. On a regional scale, a similar development can be observed in mountain regions such as the Alps, where it is particularly a rise in flood events that ha...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Veulliet, Eric. (Editor), Johann, Stt̲ter. (Editor), Weck-Hannemann, Hannelore. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03229-5
Table of Contents:
  • Global change <U+0013> natural hazards: new challenges, new strategies
  • Flood forecasting system for the river Inn
  • Estimation of both flood discharge and sediment transport in small alpine catchments <U+0013> development and application of the software PROMABGIS
  • Modelling the system conditions of small alpine catchments to improve runoff estimation - development of an expert support system
  • Socio-economic evaluation of protection measures
  • Analysis of decision making processes in natural hazard management
  • Contingency plans for enterprises
  • Risk communication in tourism
  • Development of a system for monitoring and modelling instable slopes
  • Laser-scanning data <U+0013> making use of a new technology in natural hazard management.-Improving safety in Alpine regions by combination of GSM/GPRS with satellite communication and GIS technology
  • Road information system for the assessment and improvement of the natural hazard situation on mountain road by use of an internet based information system
  • Increasing the safety on alpine hiking paths <U+0013> the web-portal <U+0018>Edelweiss<U+0019>
  • Four years experience of inter- and multi-disciplinary research for a sustainable safety in alpine environments.