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

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...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Michaela Teich, Cristian Accastello, Frank Perzl, Karl Kleemayr
Format:	Book
Published:	IntechOpen 2022
Subjects:	Forests and forestry > Climatic factors Environmental risk assessment
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost