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Flood Risk in the Upper Vistula Basin

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz

    1. Department of Climate and Water Resource, Inst. for Agric. and Forest Environ, Poznań, Poland

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  2. Markus Stoffel

    1. Inst of Geological Sci, University of Berne, Geneva, Switzerland

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  3. Tadeusz Niedźwiedź

    1. Depat of Climatology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland

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  4. Bartłomiej Wyżga

    1. Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation, Cracow, Poland

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  • Multidisciplinary work on the entirety of flood issues in the Lower Vistula Basin
  • Covers climatology, geomorphology, hydrology and management aspects
  • Considers multiple factors influencing flood risk
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences (GEPS)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Setting the Stage

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Upper Vistula Basin—A Geographical Overview

      • Joanna Pociask-Karteczka
      Pages 3-21

    3. Floods in Mountain Basins

      • Markus Stoffel, Bartłomiej Wyżga, Tadeusz Niedźwiedź, Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva, Juan Antonio Ballesteros-Cánovas, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz
      Pages 23-37

    4. Anatomy of Flood Risk

      • Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Markus Stoffel
      Pages 39-52

  3. Factors Influencing Flood Risk (80)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Flood Generation Mechanisms and Changes in Principal Drivers

      • Bartłomiej Wyżga, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva, Joanna Zawiejska
      Pages 55-75

    3. Methods to Assess Large Wood Dynamics and the Associated Flood Hazard in Polish Carpathian Watercourses of Different Size

      • Paweł Mikuś, Bartłomiej Wyżga, Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva, Joanna Zawiejska, Ryszard J. Kaczka, Markus Stoffel
      Pages 77-101

    4. Large Wood Transport, Deposition and Remobilization during Floods in the Czarny Dunajec River: Outcomes from Numerical Modelling

      • Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva, Bartłomiej Wyżga, Joanna Zawiejska, Paweł Mikuś, Hanna Hajdukiewicz, Maciej Hajdukiewicz et al.
      Pages 103-125

    5. Modelling Hydraulic Parameters of Flood Flows for a Polish Carpathian River Subjected to Variable Human Impacts

      • Artur Radecki-Pawlik, Bartłomiej Wyżga, Wiktoria Czech, Paweł Mikuś, Joanna Zawiejska, Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva
      Pages 127-151

  4. Deciphering Changes in Observation Records

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Observed Changes in Air Temperature and Precipitation and Relationship between them, in the Upper Vistula Basin

      • Ewa Łupikasza, Tadeusz Niedźwiedź, Iwona Pinskwar, Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz
      Pages 155-187

    3. Change in Atmospheric Circulation Patterns

      • Tadeusz Niedźwiedź, Ewa Łupikasza
      Pages 189-208

    4. Climate Reconstruction from Tree-Rings in the Tatra Mountains

      • Ryszard J. Kaczka, Barbara Spyt, Karolina Janecka, Tadeusz Niedźwiedź, Zdzisław Bednarz
      Pages 209-229

    5. Variability of Flood Frequency and Magnitude During the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries in the Northern Foreland of the Tatra Mountains

      • Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva, Bartłomiej Wyżga, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Tadeusz Niedźwiedź, Ewa Łupikasza, Markus Stoffel
      Pages 231-256

    6. Deciphering Flood Event Information from Tree-Ring Data in the Tatra Mountains: Implications for Hazard Assessment

      • Juan Ballesteros-Cánovas, Barbara Spyt, Karolina Janecka, Ryszard J. Kaczka, Markus Stoffel
      Pages 257-277

    7. History of Floods on the Upper Vistula

      • Elżbieta Nachlik, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz
      Pages 279-292

    8. Palaeohydrology of the Upper Vistula River Basin

      • Leszek Starkel
      Pages 293-307

  5. Projections and Adaptation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 309-309
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    2. Projections of Precipitation in the Northern Foothills of the Tatra Mountains

      • Iwona Pinskwar, Adam Chorynski, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva
      Pages 311-329
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About this book

This pioneering book addresses the entirety of river flooding issues in the Upper Vistula Basin, where considerable flood generation potential exists. It analyses the factors influencing flood risk, investigates variations in observation records and discusses projections for the future and adaptation to changing risk. It serves the general interest in understanding the floods that cause massive destruction in Europe, with dozens of fatalities and tremendous material damages. This interdisciplinary book, which covers aspects of climatology, geomorphology, hydrology, and water and flood risk management, unveils the complexity of the current situation. Access to reliable and accurate information can help solve important practical problems related to flood risk reduction strategies, and is at the core of the EU Floods Directive. As such, the book offers a valuable resource for scientists, educators and practitioners involved in water management, natural disaster reduction and adaptationto climate change.

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“I enjoyed reading Flood Risk in the Upper Vistula Basin. … the editors made a strong effort to organize the 4 major sections into coherent themes that cover a range of flood-relevant issues. … There is also a comprehensive and well-written introduction to the region, describing its history, culture, and geography. … The availability of this book in English will enable comparative studies with floods in other mountainous regions.” (Witold Krajewski, Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 37 (4), November, 2017)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Climate and Water Resource, Inst. for Agric. and Forest Environ, Poznań, Poland

    Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz

  • Inst of Geological Sci, University of Berne, Geneva, Switzerland

    Markus Stoffel

  • Depat of Climatology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland

    Tadeusz Niedźwiedź

  • Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation, Cracow, Poland

    Bartłomiej Wyżga

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