Encyclopedia Of Disaster Management Volume V Tsunami

Author : Alfred Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : 1632392291

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Encyclopedia of Disaster Management: Volume V (Tsunami) by Alfred Scott Pdf

Tsunami is considered an epidemic natural disaster. The purpose of this multidisciplinary text is to present numerous researches regarding development and management methods required before and after tsunami. It is planned to circulate this research among the scientific society and decision makers for tsunami risk reduction. The presented chapters are professionally researched. The book provides readers with modern techniques for tsunami measurement using various methods and instruments such as paleotsunami, GPS buoy, ionospheric sounding, ocean bottom sensors, pre-tsunami alarm system and situation based numerical modeling. This book includes an analysis of various case studies from the Caribbean, Tamil Nadu and several other regions of the world. Furthermore, it classifies tsunamis regionally, locally, and globally, and highlights their respective immediate vicinity. It also includes the effects of tsunami on the surroundings and infrastructure. Finally, the book throws light on the importance of the medical response preparedness and consequences of the affected survivors.

Author : Alfred Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1632392283

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Encyclopedia of Disaster Management: Volume IV (Selected Topics in Natural Disasters) by Alfred Scott Pdf

The crossroads between more and more populated human communities and their transforming environment pose distinct complications than ever before. This book serves as a great source of reference for several users, interested in a better comprehension of natural hazards and their effective management. It encompasses information regarding various natural hazards leading to disasters, like avalanches, tropical storms, coastal floods, etc. The case studies illustrated in this book describe various geographical areas, and they consist of mechanisms for being moved to other spots and circumstances. The book will definitely appeal to those who invest their efforts in building communities resilient to natural disasters.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1978907443

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Encyclopedia of disaster management by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alfred Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1632392267

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Encyclopedia of Disaster Management: Volume II (Observations and Implications) by Alfred Scott Pdf

Disaster management involves the mitigation of effects of a calamity using an integrative strategy involving both human and materialistic resources. This book presents an overview of crucial disaster management issues. Original research reports by international scholars focused on disaster management present important facets of danger and disaster management. It discusses perspectives on vulnerability and advancing approaches to mitigation, approaches to improve data use and information management in distinct applications aimed at promoting prediction and communication of hazard, and the management of crisis and post-event recovery in private sector, in the design of urban space and among the victims of a disaster. This book contributes theoretical as well as practical updates to the existing disaster management literature.

Author : S. Anand Babu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000889680

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Fifth World Congress on Disaster Management: Volume V by S. Anand Babu Pdf

World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) brings researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world in the same platform to discuss various challenging issues of disaster risk management, enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for reducing risks and building resilience to disasters. The fifth WCDM deliberates on three critical issues that pose the most serious challenges as well as hold the best possible promise of building resilience to disasters. These are Technology, Finance, and Capacity. WCDM has emerged as the largest global conference on disaster management outside the UN system. The fifth WCDM was attended by more than 2500 scientists, professionals, policy makers, practitioners all around the world despite the prevalence of pandemic.

Author : S. L. Goel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : 8176297143

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Encyclopaedia of Disaster Management: Management of natural disasters by S. L. Goel Pdf

Author : Domonic A. Bearfield,Evan M Berman,Melvin J. Dubnick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 3897 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000031621

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Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy - 5 Volume Set by Domonic A. Bearfield,Evan M Berman,Melvin J. Dubnick Pdf

Now in its third edition, Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy remains the definitive source for article-length presentations spanning the fields of public administration and public policy. It includes entries for: Budgeting Bureaucracy Conflict resolution Countries and regions Court administration Gender issues Health care Human resource management Law Local government Methods Organization Performance Policy areas Policy-making process Procurement State government Theories This revamped five-volume edition is a reconceptualization of the first edition by Jack Rabin. It incorporates over 225 new entries and over 100 revisions, including a range of contributions and updates from the renowned academic and practitioner leaders of today as well as the next generation of top scholars. The entries address topics in clear and coherent language and include references to additional sources for further study.

Author : Tianxing Cai
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Shore protection
ISBN : 1628086823

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Tsunamis by Tianxing Cai Pdf

For most of us, the impression of the word "tsunami" is a combination of multiple elements of action movie, thriller, drama and science fiction, which can only be experienced through movies such as "The Poseidon Adventure", "The Impossible", "Bait 3D", and "Haewundae, 2012". However, we have now indeed witnessed a tsunami in 2011. People are now very concerned and some are afraid of the realisation of movie scenes in our real life. More research fields have started to give attention and thought to the tsunami itself and its impact on economics, disaster management and future challenges. This book discloses the close relationship between the tsunami and all aspects of our real life: communities, markets, economic systems, industrial operations, the natural environment, medical care, emergency response, and whole societies. This book is timely and in some ways timeless; the issues discussed within its pages are matters that are of interest to all people across the world and really across time. The chapters presented focus on the theoretical positions and cognition about engineering, and different segments of research fields: the innovative integration of geographic information system with point-of-care testing for emergency response and disaster management after tsunami (Chapter 1), the adaptive capacity building through public participation (Chapter 2), the modelling and simulation of mixing and sediment processes induced by tsunamis propagating upriver (Chapter 3), the perspective of risk quantification for commercial nuclear power plants (Chapter 4), and the future role of mathematical modelling for local energy shortage recovery after tsunamis (Chapter 5). These chapters demonstrate the complexities involved in attempting to understand the impact of tsunamis in different aspects. Furthermore, it will also help to improve disaster management systems for better preparedness and future challenges.

Author : P. C. Sinha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Disaster management
ISBN : 8174888217

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Hydrological Disasters by P. C. Sinha Pdf

Flood Hazards, Control And Management; Dams And Dam Bursts; Tsunami And Ei Nino; Water And Groundwater Hazards; And Sea Level Rise Etc. Are The Topics Scientifically Discussed In The Present Book.This Book Will Serve As An Authoritative Source Book For Hydrologists, Marine Scientists And Meteorologists Besides Administrators In Different Governmental Bodies.

Author : Susumu Murata
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789814277471

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Tsunami by Susumu Murata Pdf

This book provides comprehensive scientific information and knowledge survival tips on how to survive a tsunami. It is especially useful to those living (or about to live) in tsunami-prone areas, and to travelers who may visit such areas. The book is composed of two parts: the first consisting of three chapters on how to survive a tsunami by (i) describing precious lessons obtained from actual tsunami disasters, (ii) imparting fundamental knowledge of tsunami science for survival, and (iii) listing measures for tsunami disaster mitigation. The second part provides more detailed scientific knowledge on tsunamis and consists two chapters: one describes tsunami occurrence mechanism and near-shore behavior; the other mentions numerical simulation and tsunami forecasting. This book has been awarded the 2009 Book of the Year Award by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

Author : Koh Hock Lye,Philip L-F Liu &,Teh Su Yean
Publisher : Penerbit USM
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-25
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9789838617772

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Tsunami Education, Protection and Preparedness (Penerbit USM) by Koh Hock Lye,Philip L-F Liu &,Teh Su Yean Pdf

Since the 2004 Andaman Tsunami, we have been constantly reminded about the reported threats of earthquakes and tsunamis worldwide. The recent earthquake in Padang, Indonesia and the tsunami in Samoa Islands in 2009 as well as the large destructive earthquake in Haiti in 2010 reinforce the perceived threats. This timely series of the South China Sea Tsunami Workshop (SCSTW) was first organized by Academia Sinica Taipei, Taiwan on 5–7 December 2007 to promote community awareness and preparedness as well as scientific research on tsunami early warning systems and related hazards, hoping to achieve tsunami resilient communities. The Second SCSTW was organized by Shanghai Jiao Tong University on 1–3 December 2008 in Shanghai. This proceedings book contains a collection of 46 articles selected among 69 articles presented in the Third SCSTW held on 3–5 November 2009 in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Pulau Pinang. This collection of selected articles explores a variety of issues related to tsunami as well as other natural disasters such as earthquakes, storm surge and landslide. The proceedings consists of two books, with the first book focusing on tsunami simulation for impact assessment, while the second book covers education, protection and preparedness to face tsunami and other natural disasters. The contributors of the articles in the proceedings come from differing academic and professional background including but not limited to engineering, mathematics, physics, biology, geography, environmental and marine sciences, sustainable studies, education, humanities and architecture. It is the fervent hope of the Editors that future SCSTWs will continue the tradition and aspiration of the past workshops. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia

Author : Jagbir Singh
Publisher : I. K. International Pvt Ltd
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-30
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : 9789380026244

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Tsunamis by Jagbir Singh Pdf

The book deals with the mechanism of Tsunami related environmental problems to India and the role that disaster management will play. Natural disasters are a big challenge for the world community, particularly for India, where the time has come that the government takes responsibility to see that the local people living in the coastal areas must be involved and that the disaster management awareness programme must be compulsory in all schools. This book deals with all the aspects of Tsunamis and their management.

Author : Federica Ranghieri,Mikio Ishiwatari
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781464801549

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Learning from Megadisasters by Federica Ranghieri,Mikio Ishiwatari Pdf

While not all natural disasters can be avoided, their impact on a population can be mitigated through effective planning and preparedness. These are the lessons to be learned from Japan's own megadisaster: the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, the fi rst disaster ever recorded that included an earthquake, a tsunami, a nuclear power plant accident, a power supply failure, and a large-scale disruption of supply chains. It is a sad fact that poor communities are often hardest hit and take the longest to recover from disaster. Disaster risk management (DRM) should therefore be taken into account as a major development challenge, and countries must shift from a tradition of response to a culture of prevention and resilience. Learning from Megadisasters: Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake consolidates a set of 36 Knowledge Notes, research results of a joint study undertaken by the Government of Japan and the World Bank. These notes highlight key lessons learned in seven DRM thematic clusters—structural measures; nonstructural measures; emergency response; reconstruction planning; hazard and risk information and decision making; the economics of disaster risk, risk management, and risk fi nancing; and recovery and relocation. Aimed at sharing Japanese cutting-edge knowledge with practitioners and decision makers, this book provides valuable guidance to other disaster-prone countries for mainstreaming DRM in their development policies and weathering their own natural disasters.

Author : Miguel Esteban,Hiroshi Takagi,Tomoya Shibayama
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128012703

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Handbook of Coastal Disaster Mitigation for Engineers and Planners by Miguel Esteban,Hiroshi Takagi,Tomoya Shibayama Pdf

The world’s 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

Author : Naim Kapucu,Kuotsai Tom Liou
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319044682

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Disaster and Development by Naim Kapucu,Kuotsai Tom Liou Pdf

This book offers a systematic, empirical examination of the concepts of disasters and sustainable economic development applied to many cases around the world. It presents comprehensive coverage of the complex and dynamic relationship between disaster and development, making a vital contribution to the literature on disaster management, disaster resilience and sustainable development. The book collects twenty-three chapters, examining theoretical issues and investigating practical cases on policy, governance, and lessons learned in dealing with different types of disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods and hurricanes) in twenty countries and communities around the world.