Open access peer-reviewed Monograph

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

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Michaela Teich
Michaela Teich

Austrian Research Centre for Forests,
Austria

Co-editors

Cristian Accastello
Cristian Accastello

Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin, Italy Consorzio Forestale Alta Valle Susa (CFAVS), Italy,
Italy

Karl Kleemayr
Karl Kleemayr

Austrian Research Centre for Forests,
Austria

Published21 December 2022

Doi10.5772/intechopen.95014

ISBN978-1-83969-326-7

Print ISBN978-1-83969-325-0

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83969-327-4

Copyright year2022

Number of pages278

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. The Concept of Risk and Natural Hazards

By Cristian Accastello, Silvia Cocuccioni and Michaela Teich

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2. Protective Forests for Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) in the Alpine Space

By Michaela Teich, Cristian Accastello, Frank Perzl and Frédéric Berger

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3. Protective Effects of Forests against Gravitational Natural Hazards

By Frank Perzl, Alessia Bono, Matteo Garbarino and Renzo Motta

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4. Flood Protection by Forests in Alpine Watersheds: Lessons Learned from Austrian Case Studies

By Gerhard Markart, Michaela Teich, Christian Scheidl and Bernhard Kohl

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6. Natural Disturbances and Protection Forests: At the Cutting Edge of Remote Sensing Technologies for the Rapid Assessment of Protective Effects against Rockfall

By Emanuele Lingua, Niccolò Marchi, Francesco Bettella, Maximiliano Costa, Francesco Pirotti, Marco Piras, Matteo Garbarino, Donato Morresi and Raffaella Marzano

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7. Modeling Protective Forests for Gravitational Natural Hazards and How It Relates to Risk-Based Decision Support Tools

By Christopher James Laplante D’Amboise, Michaela Teich, Anne Hormes, Stefan Steger and Frédéric Berger

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8. Influence of Canopy Disturbances on Runoff and Landslide Disposition after Heavy Rainfall Events

By Christian Scheidl, Micha Heiser, Sebastian Kamper, Thomas Thaler, Werner Rammer, Rupert Seidl, Klaus Klebinder, Veronika Lechner, Fabian Nagl, Bernhard Kohl and Gerhard Markart

309
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9. Risk-Based Decision Support for Protective Forest and Natural Hazard Management

By Cristian Accastello, Francesca Poratelli, Kathrin Renner, Silvia Cocuccioni, Christopher James Laplante D’Amboise and Michaela Teich

259
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11. Avalanche Protection Forest: From Process Knowledge to Interactive Maps

By Peter Bebi, Alexander Bast, Kevin Helzel, Gregor Schmucki, Natalie Brozova and Yves Bühler

329
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14. Improving Risk Communication Strategies through Public Awareness and Engagement: Insights from South Tyrol and Carinthia

By Lydia Pedoth, Fabio Carnelli, Gernot Koboltschnig, Paul Krenn, Anna Rudloff, Willigis Gallmetzer, Pierpaolo Macconi and Nicola Marangoni

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