Designing for tsunamis : seven principles for planning and designing for tsunami hazards.
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TextPublication details: [United States] : NTHMP, 2001Description: x, 60 leaves : ill., mapsDDC classification: - 551.47024 21
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"A multi-state mitigation project of the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP)"
"Funding for this project was provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)"
Spiral bound
Includes bibliography (p. 57-60) and glossary
Introduction -- Principle 1. Know your community's tsunami risk: hazard, vulnerability, and exposure -- 2. Avoid new development in tsunami run-up areas to minimize future tsunami losses -- 3. Locate and configure new development that occurs in tsunami run-up areas to minimize future tsunami losses -- 4. Design and construct new buildings to minimize tsunami damage -- 5. Protect existing development from tsunami lossess through redevelopment, retrofit, and land reuse plans and projects -- 6. Take special precautions in locating and designing infrastructure and critical facilities to minimize tsunami damage -- 7. Plan for evacuation
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