Coastal Disaster Surveys and Assessment for Risk Mitigation
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Coastal Disaster Surveys and Assessment for Risk Mitigation

  1. 380 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Coastal Disaster Surveys and Assessment for Risk Mitigation

About this book

This collection covers essential concepts in the management of coastal disasters, outlining several field surveys of such events that have taken place in the 21st century, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, and the storm surges generated by Hurricane Katrina, Cyclone Nargis, and Typhoon Haiyan. Measurements of flood heights, distributions of structural destruction, and the testimonies of residents are reported, with the results being analysed and compared with past events and numerical simulations to clarify and reconstruct the reality of these disasters. The book covers the state-of-the-art understanding of disaster mechanisms and the most advanced tools for the simulation of future events:

• Uniquely explains how to use disaster surveys along with simulations to mitigate risk

• Combines pure scientific studies with practical research and proposes procedures for effective coastal disaster mitigation

Coastal Disaster Surveys and Assessment for Risk Mitigation is ideal for students in the field of disaster risk management, as well as engineers who deal with issues related to tsunamis, storm surges, high wave attack and coastal erosion.

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Yes, you can access Coastal Disaster Surveys and Assessment for Risk Mitigation by Tomoya Shibayama, Miguel Esteban, Tomoya Shibayama,Miguel Esteban in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Civil Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. About the editors
  9. Contributors
  10. Chapter 1 Introduction: What are coastal disasters?
  11. Chapter 2 Field surveys of tsunami disasters around the world
  12. Chapter 3 Field surveys of storm surge disasters around the world
  13. Chapter 4 High wave attacks and coastal flooding: Case studies from Japan
  14. Chapter 5 Mechanics of tsunamis and storm surges: The driving forces and hydrodynamics
  15. Chapter 6 Mechanics of disasters and the damage to coastal settlements
  16. Chapter 7 Numerical simulations and future predictions
  17. Chapter 8 Disaster mitigation and the protection of residents
  18. Chapter 9 Case reports of selected countries
  19. Index