{"product_id":"9781119383543","title":"Facing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events A Governance Issue","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHydrometeorological Extreme Events\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFacing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Governance Issue\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIsabelle La Jeunesse | Corinne Larrue\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Earth Sciences \/ Meteorology \u0026amp; Climatology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides an understanding of the relationship between social-ecological systems and multilevel governance so that readers can properly deal with hydrometeorological extreme events and hazards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on field investigations from EU research projects, this book is the first to devote itself to scientific and policy-related knowledge concerning climate change-induced extreme events. It depicts national and international strategies, as well as tools used to improve multilevel governance for the management of hydrometeorological risks. It also demonstrates how these strategies play out over different scales of the decision-making processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFacing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events: A Governance Issue\u003c\/i\u003e offers comprehensive coverage of such events as floods, droughts, coastal storms, and wind storms. It showcases real-life success stories of multilevel governance and highlights the individuals involved and the resources mobilized in the decision-making processes. The book starts by presenting a synthesis of hydrometeorological extreme events and their impacts on society. It then demonstrates how societies are organizing themselves to face these extreme events, focusing on the strategies of integration of risk management in governance and public policy. In addition, it includes the results of several EU-funded projects such as CLIMB, STARFLOOD, and INTERREG IVB project DROP.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first book dedicated to hydrometeorological extreme events governance based on field investigations from EU research projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Offers a “multi-hazards” approach—mixing policy, governance, and field investigations’ main outputs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures the results of EU-funded projects addressing hydrometeorological extreme events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart of the Hydrometeorological Extreme Events series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFacing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal book for upper-graduate students, postgraduates, researchers, scientists, and policy-makers working in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabelle La Jeunesse, PhD HDR,\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Environmental Geography at the University of Tours and the laboratory CNRS Citeres, Tours, France. Her research focuses on the impacts of human activities on geochemical cycles and on local adaptation to global changes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorinne Larrue, PR,\u003c\/b\u003e is full Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at the Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France, and was co-director of the Paris School of Planning, one of the most important institutes for urban planning in France. She was also Chairwoman of the scientific committee of Seine Normandie Waterboard. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 November 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119383543\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e536\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311127490700,"sku":"9781119383543","price":151.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119383543.jpg?v=1780233498","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119383543","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}