Tsunami: To Survive From Tsunami (Hardcover)

This book provides comprehensive scientific information and knowledge survival tips on how to survive a tsunami. It is especially useful to those living (or about to live) in tsunami-prone areas, and to travelers who may visit such areas. The book is composed of two parts: the first consisting of three chapters on how to survive a tsunami by (i) describing precious lessons obtained from actual tsunami disasters, (ii) imparting fundamental knowledge of tsunami science for survival, and (iii) listing measures for tsunami disaster mitigation. The second part provides more detailed scientific knowledge on tsunamis and consists two chapters: one describes tsunami occurrence mechanism and near-shore behavior; the other mentions numerical simulation and tsunami forecasting. This book has been awarded the 2009 Book of the Year Award by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

General

Imprint:	World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering, 32
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	2010
Authors:	Tomotsuka Takayama • Susumu Murata • Fumihiko Imamura • Kazumasa Katoh • Yoshiaki Kawata • Shigeo Tahashi
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-981-4277-47-1
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena
LSN:	981-4277-47-9
Barcode:	9789814277471

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