Abstract Central-Eastern European (CEE) post-communist member states of the European
Union have experienced several catastrophic floods during the last two decades, resulting in …

This paper presents an overview of changes in the extreme events that are most likely to
affect Europe in forthcoming decades. A variety of diagnostic methods are used to determine …

Few publications may claim to have transcended the original field in which they were written,
by shaping a wide range of research areas and philosophies. In this short paper we reflect …

Over the last decades, the damage caused by weather events has increased dramatically
and ubiquitously. In Europe, weather catastrophes constitute a growing burden on national …

Historical hydrology can be defined as a research field occupying the interface between
hydrology and history, with the objectives: to reconstruct temporal and spatial patterns of …

Flood is considered as the most devastating natural hazards that cause the death of many
lives worldwide. The present study aimed to predict flood vulnerability for Warsaw, Poland …

In this article, flood protection is considered in the context of sustainability. On the one hand,
floods destroy human heritage and jeopardize sustainable development, which can be …

Floods continue to hit many countries, both less developed and industrialized, bringing
human suffering and immense economic damage (see floodobservatory. colorado. edu/) …

Abstract In Central Europe, river flooding has been recently recognized as a major hazard,
in particular after the 1997 Odra/Oder flood, the 2001 Vistula flood, and the most destructive …

Damage caused by floods has generally increased in Europe over the decades, and
reducing the flood risk has become a recognised priority throughout the continent. Floods …