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Tsunamis - Detection, Risk Assessment and Crisis Management (Hardcover)
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Tsunamis - Detection, Risk Assessment and Crisis Management (Hardcover)
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A collection of articles that showcases the diversity of tsunami
science. This is truly an interdisciplinary field that brings
together seismologists, engineers, social scientists, emergency
managers, geologists, and geophysicists, to name a few. The title
reflects this diversity of tsunami research, ranging from
understanding the source mechanism, working towards the fast
detection of tsunamis in order to take prompt action, and
predicting impacts so those affected are better prepared to
respond, reduce losses and recover in a reasonable amount of time.
The chapters are arranged such that they follow in some virtual way
the tsunami from the source to propagation, inundation and impacts
on the social, natural or built environment. The book therefore
naturally begins with a chapter on the Nankai Trough, a source of
great earthquakes and potentially destructive tsunamis. Chapter Two
presents a methodology on detecting and identifying tsunamigenic
events, followed by Chapter Three, which uses a popular
seismological technique to understand tsunami propagation and
potential impact on shores. Chapter Four presents an application of
tsunami modeling on evacuation planning. Chapters Five and Six look
into the impact of tsunamis on structures such as bridges,
utilizing valuable data collected after the 2011 Tohoku tsunami in
Japan. Chapter Seven is a risk assessment study that predicts the
financial cost of a 1960 Chile type of earthquake if it were to
happen today. Chapters Eight and Nine look into the social aspect
of disasters by interviewing survivors and presenting how
geospatial techniques can be used to reveal potential risks in our
environment that could potentially hinder the recovery of
communities after a disaster. All of the chapters have been written
by specialists in their respective fields, representing a vast
range of sciences and research that covers nearly the entire globe,
stretching from the US to Japan, Taiwan and New Zealand.
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