Flood response and crisis management in Western Europe : a comparative analysis.

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TextPublication details: New York : Springer, c1998Description: ix, 236 p. : ill., mapsISBN:

3540636412 (hc)

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363.34938094 21

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Subject: The most recent floods in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany demonstrated once again the continued vulnerability of modern societies to natural hazards. The floods of 1993 and 1995 in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany provide a near-perfect laboratory experiment for crisis management. The main objective was to enhance systematic understanding of national differences and similarities in flood management

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Flood response and disaster management: a comparative perspective -- Flood management in France -- Flood management in Belgium -- Flood management in the Netherlands -- Flood management in Germany -- Flood response dynamics: local resilience and administrative flexibility

The most recent floods in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany demonstrated once again the continued vulnerability of modern societies to natural hazards. The floods of 1993 and 1995 in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany provide a near-perfect laboratory experiment for crisis management. The main objective was to enhance systematic understanding of national differences and similarities in flood management

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