Drought and Drought Mitigation in Europe

by Jürgen Vogt

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792365895
• ISBN13: 9780792365891
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"