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The <IT>Geomorphological Hazards of Europe</IT> contains an excellent balance of authoritative statements on the range and causes of natural hazards in Europe. Written in a clear and unpretentious style, it removes myths and concentrates on the basic facts. The book looks at the known distributions, processes and the underlying principles and focuses on the need for a true understanding of the scientific details so that a real contribution to hazard management can be made. A comprehensive treatment of scientific and management issues of hazards in Europe caused by natural or sometimes human induced earth surface processes are covered including floods, landslides, avalanches, glacier-, coastal-, karstic-, and volcanic hazards, soil erosion and subsidence. Leading researchers in the field of natural hazards and their mitigation have contributed to this nation by nation account covering 20 European countries. The individual chapters deal with the distribution of natural hazards within specific countries (quite often the first synthesis of the information available) and and bull; provide a review of current research in the field and bull; discuss the economic, engineering and policy responses in national hazard management and bull; are complemented by an extensive bibliography. The volume is well illustrated with 207 figures of which 66 are photos and has an extensive general index and a complete index of place names. It is a major European contribution to the International Decade for Natural Disasters Reduction. The book will appeal to practitioners, managers, academicians, researchers, as well as graduate students in geomorphlogy, natural hazards research and environmental management.

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Front Cover; Geomorphological Hazards of Europe; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Austria; Chapter 2. Belgium; Chapter 3. Czechia and Slovakia; Chapter 4. Denmark; Chapter 5. Finland; Chapter 6. France; Chapter 7. Germany; Chapter 8. Great Britain; Chapter 9. Greece; Chapter 10. Hungary; Chapter 11. Ireland; Chapter 12. Italy; Chapter 13. The Netherlands; Chapter 14. Norway; Chapter 15. Poland; Chapter 16. Portugal; Chapter 17. Romania; Chapter 18. Spain; Chapter 19. Sweden; Chapter 20. Former Yugoslavia; General Index; Index of Place-names;

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