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Geomorphological impacts of extreme weather

Case studies from central and eastern Europe

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  • Delivers broad coverage of the topic, with examples from many different countries
  • Uses abundant illustrations to present processes in visual form
  • Collects contributions from the best experts, otherwise not available in English

Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Hydrometeorological Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Spring and Summer Weather in 2010: Regular or Exceptional?

      • Judit Bartholy, Rita Pongrácz
      Pages 3-19
  3. Floods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
    2. Channel Changes due to Extreme Rainfalls in the Polish Carpathians

      • Elżbieta Gorczyca, Kazimierz Krzemień, Dominika Wrońska-Wałach, Mateusz Sobucki
      Pages 23-35
    3. Geomorphic/Sedimentary Responses of Rivers to Floods: Case Studies from Slovakia

      • Milan Lehotský, Milan Frandofer, Ján Novotný, Miloš Rusnák, Jacek Bogusław Szmańda
      Pages 37-52
    4. Extreme Exogenous Processes in the Ukrainian Carpathians

      • Ivan Kovalchuk, Andriy Mykhnovych, Olha Pylypovych, Georgiy Rud’ko
      Pages 53-66
    5. Flash Flood Analysis for Southwest-Hungary

      • Szabolcs Czigány, Ervin Pirkhoffer, Dénes Lóczy, László Balatonyi
      Pages 67-82
    6. Extreme Weather and the Rivers of Hungary: Rates of Bank Retreat

      • Timea Kiss, Viktória Blanka, Gábor Andrási, Péter Hernesz
      Pages 83-98
    7. Floods in the Siret and Pruth Basins

      • Gheorghe Romanescu
      Pages 99-120
    8. Extreme Floods in Slovenia in September 2010

      • Blaž Komac, Matija Zorn
      Pages 121-139
    9. Floods in the Danube River Basin in Croatia in 2010

      • Danko Biondić, Danko Holjević, Josip Petraš
      Pages 141-153
    10. Floods in Serbia in 2010 – Case Study: The Kolubara and Pcinja River Basins

      • Slavoljub Dragićević, Ratko Ristić, Nenad Živković, Stanimir Kostadinov, Radislav Tošić, Ivan Novković et al.
      Pages 155-169
    11. Extreme Erosion Rates in the Nišava River Basin (Eastern Serbia) in 2010

      • Sanja Mustafić, Predrag Manojlović, Marko V. Milošević
      Pages 171-187
    12. Flood Hazard in Bulgaria: Case Study of Etropolska Stara Planina

      • Mariyana Nikolova, Stoyan Nedkov, Valentin Nikolov
      Pages 189-201
  4. Landslides

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
    2. The May 2010 Landslide Event in the Eastern Czech Republic

      • Tomáš Pánek, Veronika Smolková, Karel Šilhán, Jan Hradecký
      Pages 205-219
    3. Recent Debris Flows in the Tatra Mountains

      • Adam Kotarba, Zofia Rączkowska, Michał Długosz, Martin Boltižiar
      Pages 221-236
    4. Landslide Hazards in the Polish Flysch Carpathians: Example of Łososina Dolna Commune

      • Elżbieta Gorczyca, Dominika Wrońska-Wałach, Michał Długosz
      Pages 237-250
    5. Landslides in the Romanian Curvature Carpathians in 2010

      • Mihai Micu, Dan Bălteanu, Dana Micu, Răzvan Zarea, Ruţă Raluca
      Pages 251-264

About this book

This book presents new research on the geomorphological impacts of extreme precipitation events. It focuses on the extreme summer floods, which affected Central and Eastern Europe in 2010. Case studies on their consequences, including inundations, urban flooding, soil erosion, river bank retreat, alluvial fan accumulation, evolution of karst depressions, debris flows, landslides and soil saturation are presented for Poland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Macedonia. This key applied geomorphology book is crucial for anyone interested in these processes and their consequences and also for decision makers who face these catastrophes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

    Denes Loczy

About the editor

Dénes Lóczy, DSc, is the head of the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Pécs (Hungary). His research interests are floodplain geomorphology, management and human impact on the environment. He is co-editor of the books "Anthropogenic Geomorphology" and "Recent Landform Evolution".

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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