ExtremA 2019 | The Book
With the ExtremA 2019 volume, around 80 authors, led by the ENGAGE – Geomorphological Systems and Risk Research group at the Institute of Geography and Risk Research at the University of Vienna, have published a unique collection of knowledge that was previously unavailable in Austria. To make this knowledge accessible to as broad an audience as possible, the volume can be obtained both as a paid hardcover edition and as a free digital version online.
The hardcover edition can be purchased directly from Vienna University Press. The free digital version is available for viewing through the eLibrary of Vienna University Press.
Topics
In the ExtremA 2019 volume, around 80 experts from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland have compiled their knowledge on selected extreme events of natural hazards in the Alpine region. These extremes include temperature, snow and ice loads, storms, heavy rainfall and hail, wildfires, low water levels, floods, flash floods, fluvial solid matter disasters, soil erosion, rockslides, rockfalls, stone impacts, landslides, debris flows, avalanches, permafrost hazards, glacier hazards, earthquakes, as well as so-called multi-hazards and cascading effects of these processes.
Meteorological Extreme Events
Temperature Extremes |
Schöner W (Uni Graz), Haslinger K (ZAMG) |
| Snow and Ice Loads | Winkler M (ZAMG), Kaufmann H (ZAMG), Schöner W (Uni Graz), Kuhn M (Uni Innsbruck) |
| Storm | Matulla Ch (ZAMG), Feser F (Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht), Schöner W (Uni Graz), Starke H (ÖHV), Hofstätter M (ZAMG), Schlögl M (AIT), Chimani B (ZAMG), Andre K (ZAMG), Tordai J (ZAMG) |
| Heavy Precipitation & Hail | Pistotnik G (ZAMG), Hofstätter M (ZAMG), Lexer A (ZAMG) |
| Wildfire | Vacik H (BOKU), Müller M (BOKU), Degenhart J (LFV T), Sass O (Uni Graz) |
Hydrological Extreme Events
Low Water |
Laaha G (BOKU) |
| Floods | Blöschl G (TU Wien) |
| Flash Floods | Achleitner S (Uni Innsbruck), Kohl B (BFW), Lumassegger S (Uni Innsbruck), Huber A (Uni Innsbruck), Formayer H (BOKU), Weingraber F (Land OÖ) |
| Fluvial Solid Material Disasters | Gems B (Uni Innsbruck), Kammerlander J (WLV), Moser M (WLV), Aufleger M (Uni Innsbruck) |
| Overload Cases | Schneiderbauer S (EURAC), Hartmann S (EURAC), Aufleger M (Uni Innsbruck) |
| Soil Erosion | Strauss P (BAW), Schmaltz E (BAW) |
Gravitational Extreme Events
Rock Glide, Rock Avalanche, and Earth/Debris Flow |
Zangerl C (BOKU), Mergili M (Uni Wien / BOKU), Prager C (AlpS / ILF Consulting Engineers Austria), Sausgruber T (WLV), Weidinger J (Erdkudok) |
| Rockfall & Rockfall Impact | Preh A (TU Wien), Mölk M (WLV), Illeditsch M (TU Wien) |
| Loose Rock Landslides & Slope Mudflows | Glade T (Uni Wien), Koçiu A (GBA), Tilch N (GBA) |
| Mudflows | Kaitna R (BOKU), Prenner D (BOKU), Hübl J (BOKU) |
| Avalanches | Studeregger A (LWD STMK&NÖ / ZAMG), Podesser A (LWD STMK&NÖ / ZAMG), Mitterer C (LWD T), Fischer JT (BFW), Ertl W (LWD KTN) |
Glacial & Periglacial Extreme Events
Permafrost Hazards |
Otto J-C (Uni Salzburg), Krautblatter M (TUM), Sattler K (Uni Wien) |
| Glacier Hazards | Fischer A (ÖAW), Schöner W (Uni Graz), Otto J-C (Uni Salzburg) |
Societal Aspects of Extreme Events
In addition to the discussion of extreme ranges of individual processes and process areas, the ExtremA 2019 anthology also addresses technical, natural, and societal aspects in the context of extreme events. These include, among other things, protective forests, critical infrastructures, vulnerability, economic dimensions, disaster management, and overload situations.
Protective Forests |
Kleemayr K (BFW), Perzl F (BFW), Markart G (BFW), Hoch G (BFW), Schüler S (BFW), Wiltsche P (BOKU) |
| Critical Infrastructures | Kurt Hager (BM.I) |
| Vulnerability | Papathoma-Köhle M (BOKU), Fuchs S (BOKU) |
| Economic Dimensions | Franz Sinabell (WIFO) |
| Disaster Management | Siegfried Jachs (BM.I) |