Drought And Drought Mitigation In Europe (advances In Natural And Technological Hazards Research) (volume 14)

Drought is one of the major natural hazards, resulting in significant economic, social, and environmental costs. In Europe, water shortage is an important problem in many regions. However, despite the increasing awareness of this hazard, there is no European drought policy and institutional frameworks to cope with drought situations are only weakly developed. This book is dedicated to furthering our understanding of the drought problem in Europe and to discussing policy and management options to mitigate its impacts. It covers aspects from the detection of water stress to the planning of mitigation strategies. The contributions are written by recognised experts in their field and represent a unique collection of papers on the topic. __Audience:__ The book will be of benefit to scientists, managers, and politicians involved in problems related to water management, risk assessment, and spatial planning. Students in Earth Sciences, especially in geography, climatology, hydrology, and agriculture, will find useful material in this collection of papers. Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-5 Drought Events in Europe....Pages 7-20 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 Drought Definition: A Hydrological Perspective....Pages 23-48 Definition, Effects and Assessment of Groundwater Droughts....Pages 49-61 Agricultural Drought — A Practical Approach to Definition, Assessment and Mitigation Strategies....Pages 63-75 Front Matter....Pages 77-77 Drought Risk in a Changing Environment....Pages 79-90 Synoptic Situations Causing Drought in the Mediterranean Basin....Pages 91-102 Streamflow Drought Frequency Analysis....Pages 103-117 Drought Preparedness in The United States: Recent Progress....Pages 119-131 The Estimation of Drought Risk in Europe from Soil and Climatic Data....Pages 133-146 Front Matter....Pages 147-147 Drought Monitoring and Assessment: Status and Trends in the United States....Pages 149-160 Comparison of Two Drought Indices for Drought Monitoring in Hungary — A Case Study....Pages 161-166 Drought Monitoring from Space....Pages 167-183 Scale Issues in Drought Monitoring....Pages 185-193 Front Matter....Pages 195-195 Socio-Economic Aspects of Droughts....Pages 197-207 Assessment of the Vulnerability of a River System to Drought....Pages 209-219 Key Elements of Remote Sensing Based Systems for Assessing Drought Impact on EU Agriculture....Pages 221-229 Front Matter....Pages 231-231 Drought Mitigation Measures: A Comprehensive Framework....Pages 233-246 Drought Mitigation Strategies — A Dynamic Approach....Pages 247-252 Some Lessons Learnt during the Drought of 1991–1995 in Spain....Pages 253-264 Front Matter....Pages 231-231 Global Systems Ameliorate Local Droughts: Water, Food and Trade....Pages 265-277 Decision Processes with Regard to Drought Monitoring and Mitigation....Pages 279-290 Front Matter....Pages 291-291 Conclusions and Recommendations....Pages 293-314 Back Matter....Pages 315-328