Natural Disasters category: 785 books
Sedimentation in the Rupnarayan River
Volume 2: Estuarine Environment of Deposition
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
This book elucidates sedimentation processes at work in the Rupnarayan River, with particular focus on the environment of sediment deposition under a tidal system. It addresses the various complexities arising from the interactions between riverine and marine processes, as well as the seasonal...
ISFRAM 2015
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Flood Research and Management 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2016
This book focuses on international research in flood-related areas and sustainable management. It consists of a compilation of innovative works, demonstrating best practices in flood management and recommend flood solutions. The selected papers cover the fundamentals and latest advances in the area,...
Tsunamis and Earthquakes in Coastal Environments
Significance and Restoration
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
This monograph is a compilation of a number of research studies presented in fourteen chapters dealing with the impact and restoration of coastal environments that have been affected by earthquakes and tsunamis. The focus is mainly on rivers, estuaries, coastal lagoons, beaches, and related ecosystems....
by Jean-Pierre Peulvast, François Bétard
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2015
More than a simple monograph, the authors present a comprehensive geomorphic overview of a large tropical region where they show how deciphering the long-term landform evolution helps understanding the present set of landscapes and morphodynamic environments. The Equatorial margin of the Brazilian...
911 from an Inside Line
A Waveland, Ms Police Dispatcher's Account of Hurricane Katrina and Miracles and Truths from the Gulf Coast
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Written by dispatcher Denise Stephenson, a crucial "first responder" in the Hurricane Katrina disaster as a member of Mississippis Waveland police department, this volume presents a very real portrait of a calamity that shattered the homes, lives and dreams of many Americans - a compelling...
The Lukewarmer's Way
Climate Change for the Rest of Us
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Most of us are tired of the climate war. The sterile debate between alarmists trying to convince us that climate change will ruin the world and skeptics who ignore the serious science trying to understand our complex climate has reached a dead end.
It's time for the rest of us to look realistically...
L'ambition climatique
La planète Terre est-elle menacée ?
Language: French
Release Date: February 12, 2019
L'environnement devient menaçant lorsque la nature exprime sa puissance dévastatrice au travers de catastrophes naturelles qui touchent directement les sociétés. Ce livre vise à montrer comment les catastrophes naturelles ont évolué au cours de ces dernières années et quels ont été leurs...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014
Learning from the Impacts of Superstorm Sandy summarizes first results from studies of Superstorm Sandy, including: tide gauge measurements of storm surge, stable isotope variation in precipitation, analysis of the effect of beach nourishment among other factors on structural damage, and comparison...
Disaster Recovery
Used or Misused Development Opportunity
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
This book explains key lessons learned from diverse disaster situations and analyzes them within the framework of governance, education, and technology, providing a framework for disaster recovery as a development opportunity. In post-disaster situations, different types of resources are put into...
The 2016 Mw 7.1 Kumamoto Earthquake
A Photographic Atlas of Coseismic Surface Ruptures Related to the Aso Volcano, Japan
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
This book shows the deformation characteristics of coseismic surface ruptures produced by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake and the relationship between the Aso volcano and active faults. In particular, the rupturing mechanisms and processes involved in the seismogenic faults related to the crustal structure...
by Felipe Alvarez
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Volcanic activity results in an outburst of materials in life threatening proportions. A typical volcano eruption will emit rocks, gas, and ash that plumes into the earths atmosphere. The eruptions and the flow of the lava are capable of destroying lands and major cities to several miles. Even though...
by Patrick Sacchetti
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 30, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 30, 2016
Un viaggio per raccontare impressioni, incontri e riflessioni su quanto visto e sui racconti ascoltati all'ombra della diga del Vajont, attraverso gli occhi di un trentenne che oltre cinquant'anni dopo si confronta con una vicenda che ha cambiato per sempre la vita e gli equilibri di una valle e della gente che ci vive.
An Overview of the SIGMA Research Project
A European Approach to Seismic Hazard Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2017
This book presents a summary of the important outcomes of the SIGMA project related to all aspects of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment: source characterization, rock motion characterization, site response characterization, and hazard calculations, with for all of them emphasis on the treatment...
Agent-Based Simulation of Vulnerability Dynamics
A Case Study of the German North Sea Coast
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
This thesis constitutes an extraordinary innovative research approach in transferring the concepts and methods of complex systems to risk research. It ambitiously bridges the barriers between theoretical, empirical and methodical research work and integrates these fields into one comprehensive approach...