Hydrological Hazard: Analysis and Prevention

This book presents a print version of the Special Issue of the journal Geosciences dedicated to "Hydrological Hazard: Analysis and Prevention". The overall goal of this Special Issue was to consider innovative approaches to the analysis, prediction, prevention, and mitigation of hydrological extremes. In particular, innovative modelling methods for flood hazards, regional flood and drought analysis, and the use of satellite and climate data for drought analysis were the main research and practice targets that the papers published in this Special Issue aimed to address. These original objectives were achieved, and in the thirteen papers collected in this volume readers will find a collection of scientific contributions providing a sample of the state-of-the-art and forefront research in these fields. Among the articles published in the Special Issue, one is a technical note, one is a case report, and eleven are original research articles. Thirty-nine authors from three different continents (North America, Europe, and Oceania) contributed to the Special Issue, showing results of case studies and demonstration sites involving five continents (North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania). The geographic distribution of the case studies is wide enough to attract the interest of an international audience of readers. The articles collected here will hopefully provide different, useful insights into advancements in emerging technologies for the monitoring of key hydrological variables, highlighting new ideas, approaches, and innovations in the analysis of various types of droughts (e.g., meteorological, agricultural, and hydrological droughts) and various types of flood (e.g., fluvial, coastal, and pluvial).