Developing tsunami-resilient communities : the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program / edited by E.N. Bernard.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Dordrecht ; Norwell, MA : Springer, c2005.Description: 184 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:

1402033532

DDC classification:

363.34/9 22
363.349570973 22

LOC classification:

GC220.3 .D48 2005

Partial contents:

Warning guidance -- Hazard Assessment -- Mitigation.

Review: "Tsunamis remain an ever-present threat to lives and property along the coasts of most of the world?s oceans. Because of the geographical extent of U.S. coastlines, an earthquake in Alaska can generate a local tsunami for Alaskans and, hours later, a distant tsunami for communities in Hawaii and along the Pacific Coast . This volume chronicles the development and accomplishments of a joint State/Federal partnership that was forged to reduce tsunami hazards along U.S. coastlines ? the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program. By integrating hazard assessment, warning guidance, and mitigation activities, the program has created a roadmap and a set of tools to develop communities more resilient to local and distant tsunamis. Among the set of tools are tsunami forecasting, educational experiments, early alerting systems, and design guidance for tsunami-resilient communities. Part of this book has already been published in a recent journal issue." -- BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.349570973 DEV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900162364

"Reprinted from Natural hazards, volume 35(1), 2005."

Includes bibliographical references.

Warning guidance -- Hazard Assessment -- Mitigation.

"Tsunamis remain an ever-present threat to lives and property along the coasts of most of the world?s oceans. Because of the geographical extent of U.S. coastlines, an earthquake in Alaska can generate a local tsunami for Alaskans and, hours later, a distant tsunami for communities in Hawaii and along the Pacific Coast . This volume chronicles the development and accomplishments of a joint State/Federal partnership that was forged to reduce tsunami hazards along U.S. coastlines ? the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program. By integrating hazard assessment, warning guidance, and mitigation activities, the program has created a roadmap and a set of tools to develop communities more resilient to local and distant tsunamis. Among the set of tools are tsunami forecasting, educational experiments, early alerting systems, and design guidance for tsunami-resilient communities. Part of this book has already been published in a recent journal issue." -- BOOK JACKET.

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