Protective Forests as Ecosystem-based Solution for Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR)

• Outros Autores: Teich, Michaela (Editor), Accastello, Cristian (Editor), Perzl, Frank (Editor), Kleemayr, Karl (Editor)
• Formato: Recurso Electrónico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: IntechOpen 2022
• Assuntos: Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques; Agriculture & farming
• Acesso em linha: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Protective forests are a key component to reduce natural hazard risks in mountain areas by preventing or decreasing the frequency, magnitude and/or intensity of snow avalanches, rockfall, landslides, floods, and debris flows. This book summarizes the state-of-the-art knowledge and introduces methods...