Coping With Flash Floods

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. The Problem—Definitions, Vulnerabilities

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Dealing with Flash Floods: Contemporary Issues and Future Possibilities

      • Eve Gruntfest, John Handmer

      Pages 3-10

   3. Impacts of Flash Floods

      • Margaret S. Petersen

      Pages 11-13

   4. Role of Education in Reducing Flash Flood Effects

      • Malgorzata Siudak

      Pages 15-18

   5. Hydrometeorology of Flash Floods

      • Matthew Kelsch, Enrica Caporali, Luca G. Lanza

      Pages 19-35

   6. Gis and Social Vulnerability Analysis

      • Burrell E. Montz, Thomas A. Evans

      Pages 37-48

   7. Flash Flood Mitigation in Uganda, Equatorial East Africa

      • Margaret Farah

      Pages 49-52

   8. A Study of the Knowledge and Behavior of Brzesko Inhabitants After the Flood in 1997

      • Renata Bogdanska-Warmuz

      Pages 53-60

   9. Features of Flash Floods within Plain and Mountain Territory of Ukraine

      • Oleg Udovyk, Yevgeniy Yakovlev

      Pages 61-63

   10. A Hydro-Social Modeling Approach for Flash Flooding Alleviation

       • Jacques Ganoulis

       Pages 65-74

3. Managing the Problem- Mitigation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. Warning Systems for Flash Floods: Research Needs, Opportunities and Trends

      • John Handmer, Robert Henson, Patrick Sneeringer, Roman Konieczny, Pawel Madej

      Pages 77-89

   3. Local Flood Hazard Reduction Plans in Poland — Problems and Perspectives

      • Roman Konieczny, Pawel Madej, Malgorzata Siudak

      Pages 91-101

   4. The Integrated Approach to Flash Flood Management

      • Mitja Brilly

      Pages 103-113

   5. The Effectiveness of Engineering Geology in Coping with Flash Floods: A Systems Approach

      • Stylianos G. Skias

      Pages 115-122

   6. Assessing the Effects and Effectiveness of Flash Flood Mitigation Strategies

      • Burrell E. Montz

      Pages 123-134

4. Managing the Problem- Warnings and Technology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. The Killer Tornado Outbreak of 3 May 1999: Applications of Ok-First in Rural Communities

      • Kenneth C. Crawford, Dale C. Morris

      Pages 137-149

   3. Revelations from 21 years of Providing Flash Flood Warning Support in Denver, Colorado

      • Kevin G. Stewart

      Pages 151-166

This volume is the proceedings of a NATO-sponsored Advanced Study Institute (ASI) entitled "Coping with Flash Floods" held in Ravello, Italy on 8-17 November 1999. Thirty-five participants from nine countries attended the ASI, representing both developed (United States, England, Italy, and Mexico) and developing (Poland, Uganda, Greece, Ukraine, and Slovenia) countries. Participants from a variety of professions and disciplines were involved including a hydraulics engineering professor from Slovenia, four members from the Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, and a U. S. Geological Survey research hydrologist from Puerto Rico. Although the ASI was officially composed of lecturers and students, these roles were blurred as each person shared information and ideas, and learned from the other participants during the 10 days. One of the highlights of the ASI was the collaborative effort of participants from different countries and disciplines. It was particularly extraordinary that the two engineers from Greece made the most passionate pleas for long term sustainable solutions to flash floods. A further example is that while there were only three participants with social science backgrounds, most of the recommendations focus on the policy and societal priorities, more than the engineering, hydrologic or meteorologic efforts.

• Meteorology
• Rain
• Scale
• Tornado
• moisture
• hydrogeology

• Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA

  Eve Gruntfest

• Flood Hazard Research Centre, Middlesex University, London, England

  John Handmer

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