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First edition. |
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1 online resource : color illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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text file rda |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 5, 2015) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The worlds population is expected to increase to over 8 billion by 2020. About 60% of the total population of the world lives in coastal areas and 65% of the cities with a population of over 2.5 million are located in coastal areas. Written by an international panel of experts in the fields of engineering and risk management, The Handbook of Coastal Disasters Mitigation presents a coherent overview of 10 years of coastal disaster risk management and engineering, during which some of the most relevant events of recent time have taken place, including the Indian Ocean tsunami, hurricanes Katrina and Sandy in the United States or the 2011 Japanese tsunami. International case studies offer practical lessons on how disaster resilience can be improved in the future Contains tools and techniques for analyzing and managing the risk of coastal disasters Provides engineering measures for mitigating coastal vulnerability to tsunamis, tropical cyclones, and hurricanes Includes crucial tactics for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the infrastructure. |
| Contents |
""Front Cover""; ""Handbook of Coastal Disaster Mitigation for Engineers and Planners""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Lessons fron the Last 10 Years of Coastal Disasters""; ""1. From the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami to the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan Storm Surge""; ""References""; ""Part I: Analysis of Recent Disasters""; ""Chapter 1: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Methodology and Description of Basic Tsunami Parameters""; ""3. Surveys in Sri Lanka (Shibayama et al., 2006)"" |
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""4. Surveys in Banda Aceh, Indonesia (Shibayama et al., 2006)""""5. Discussion""; ""6. Summary and Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: 2005 Storm Surge by Hurricane Katrina""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Survey Results of JSCE Team (Shibayama et al., 2006)""; ""2.1. Interviews with Residents in Waveland""; ""2.2. Field Survey in Northeast Part of New Orleans""; ""2.3. Field Survey Along the Lower Parts of the Mississippi Delta""; ""2.4. Field Surveys in Gulfport""; ""2.5. Field Surveys at Biloxi""; ""2.6. Investigation in Gautier and Graveline Bay""; ""3. Discussion and Conclusions"" |
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""Chapter 4: Storm Surge Due to 2008 Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and Post-cyclone Preparedness Activities""""1. Introduction""; ""2. Cyclone Nargis and Field Surveys""; ""2.1. Overview of Cyclone Nargis""; ""2.2. Post Cyclone Field Surveys""; ""3. Numerical Simulation""; ""3.1. Calculation Condition""; ""4. Results""; ""4.1. Cyclone Track and Intensity""; ""4.2. Storm Surge due to Present and Future Potential Cyclone""; ""5. Post Nargis Disaster Management Preparedness in Myanmar""; ""6. Conclusions""; ""References"" |
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""Chapter 5: Tsunami Disasters in Remote Islands: 2009 Samoan and 2010 Mentawai Islands Tsunamis""""1. Introduction""; ""2. Field Survey of the 2009 Samoan Islands Tsunami""; ""2.1. Satitoa, Upolu Island""; ""2.2. Ulutogia, Upolu Island""; ""2.3. Poutasi, Upolu Island""; ""2.4. Maninoa, Upolu Island""; ""2.5. Saanapu, Upolu Island""; ""2.6. Faleaseela, Upolu Island""; ""2.7. Poloa, Tutuila Island""; ""2.8. Amanave, Tutuila Island""; ""3. Field Survey of the 2010 Mentawai Islands Tsunami""; ""3.1. Bosua""; ""3.2. Old-Gobik""; ""3.3. Masokut""; ""3.4. Bere-Berilou""; ""4. Discussion"" |
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Coastal engineering.
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Coastal zone management.
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Shore protection.
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Emergency management.
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Travaux maritimes.
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Littoral -- Aménagement.
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Rivage -- Protection.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Hydraulics
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Coastal engineering
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Coastal zone management
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Emergency management
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Shore protection
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Hydraulic Engineering.
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Mechanical Engineering.
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Engineering & Applied Sciences.
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| Added Author |
Esteban, Miguel, editor.
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Takagi, Hiroshi, editor.
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Shibayama, Tomoya, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780128012703 electronic bk. |
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0128012706 electronic bk. |
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9780128010600 |
| Standard No. |
CHVBK 341787264 |
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CHBIS 010548070 |
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DEBSZ 451528034 |
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NLGGC 401050122 |
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GBVCP 856732109 |
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DEBSZ 482375957 |
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AU@ 000055409606 |
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CHNEW 001013035 |
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