Preventing Coastal Flood Disasters
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Preventing Coastal Flood Disasters
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language : en
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Release Date : 1983
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Preventing Coastal Flood Disasters
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Reducing Coastal Risk On The East And Gulf Coasts
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Author : Committee on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Science, Engineering, and Planning: Coastal Risk Reduction
language : en
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Release Date : 2014
Reducing Coastal Risk On The East And Gulf Coasts written by Committee on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Science, Engineering, and Planning: Coastal Risk Reduction and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Nature categories.
Hurricane- and coastal-storm-related losses have increased substantially during the past century, largely due to increases in population and development in the most susceptible coastal areas. Climate change poses additional threats to coastal communities from sea level rise and possible increases in strength of the largest hurricanes. Several large cities in the United States have extensive assets at risk to coastal storms, along with countless smaller cities and developed areas. The devastation from Superstorm Sandy has heightened the nation's awareness of these vulnerabilities. What can we do to better prepare for and respond to the increasing risks of loss? Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts reviews the coastal risk-reduction strategies and levels of protection that have been used along the United States East and Gulf Coasts to reduce the impacts of coastal flooding associated with storm surges. This report evaluates their effectiveness in terms of economic return, protection of life safety, and minimization of environmental effects. According to this report, the vast majority of the funding for coastal risk-related issues is provided only after a disaster occurs. This report calls for the development of a national vision for coastal risk management that includes a long-term view, regional solutions, and recognition of the full array of economic, social, environmental, and life-safety benefits that come from risk reduction efforts. To support this vision, Reducing Coastal Risk states that a national coastal risk assessment is needed to identify those areas with the greatest risks that are high priorities for risk reduction efforts. The report discusses the implications of expanding the extent and levels of coastal storm surge protection in terms of operation and maintenance costs and the availability of resources. Reducing Coastal Risk recommends that benefit-cost analysis, constrained by acceptable risk criteria and other important environmental and social factors, be used as a framework for evaluating national investments in coastal risk reduction. The recommendations of this report will assist engineers, planners and policy makers at national, regional, state, and local levels to move from a nation that is primarily reactive to coastal disasters to one that invests wisely in coastal risk reduction and builds resilience among coastal communities.
Development In Coastal Zones And Disaster Management
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Author : Amita Singh
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-10-13
Development In Coastal Zones And Disaster Management written by Amita Singh and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-13 with Business & Economics categories.
In the last two decades, coastal regions have relatively endured some of the fiercest oceanic and geophysical disasters than the earlier decades. Yet, disaster management governance fails to match the human, nonhuman and environmental calamity which is unfolding in its most frequent and unpredictable pattern. Between the Asian Tsunami of 2004 to the devastating Chennai and Kerala floods of 2018 the socio-industrial-livelihood impact alerts governments towards a greater and more serious compliance to laws for coastal conservation. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in 2018 had shocking statistics to share as the deaths and damages related to only Tsunami disaster at the coasts to 251,770 and US$280 billions respectively in the last 20 years (1998-2017) as compared to 998 and US$ 2.7 billion in the previous 20 years (1978-1997). Coastal conservation is no more a question of casual governance but has become a need for survival. The region of South Asia which ranks much higher in its vulnerability, weak resilience and relatively undersupplied governance structures ought to take this responsibility on a priority. The spirit of Hyogu Declaration and the Sendai Framework for Action suggests preparedness and resilience building as key approach areas in coastal governance. The book is incomparable in its holistic and transdisciplinary social science based approach to disaster management which links conservation of marine flora and fauna, ecosystems and land management with decision making processes and coastal regulations. These grass root findings from the subcontinent are substantiated by a section on the most powerful court battle on the Kerala Floods as a guideline for readers to discerningly identify an ‘Act of God’ often used as a veil to hide lack of preparedness, apathy and political greed. This book becomes indispensable reading for anyone involved in research, administration or any level of decision making for the mitigation and prevention of disasters.
The Human Ecology Of Coastal Flood Hazard In Megalopolis
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Author : Ian Burton
language : en
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Release Date : 1969
The Human Ecology Of Coastal Flood Hazard In Megalopolis written by Ian Burton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Coasts categories.
Reducing Losses In High Risk Flood Hazard Areas
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Author : Association of State Floodplain Managers
language : en
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Release Date : 1987
Reducing Losses In High Risk Flood Hazard Areas written by Association of State Floodplain Managers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Flood control categories.
Management Of The Effects Of Coastal Storms
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Author : Philippe Quevauviller
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2017-03-13
Management Of The Effects Of Coastal Storms written by Philippe Quevauviller and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-13 with Science categories.
A large part of the world’s coastlines consists of sandy beaches and dunes that may undergo dramatic changes during storms. Extreme storm events in some cases dominate the erosion history of the coastline and may have dramatic impacts on densely populated coastal areas. Policy, research and historical background are essential elements that need to be interconnected for effective coastal planning and management. This book discusses this framework, with Chapter 1 providing an insight into policy settings and science-policy interactions in the area of coastal risks related to storms and flooding, and integrated coastal zone management. This is followed by a review of the current understanding of the processes generating extreme coastal events, the morphological evolution of coastlines during and after the events, and the methods for monitoring the process as it occurs or for post-event appraisal. The final chapter discusses the importance of historical approaches regarding coastal threats, taking the Xynthia storm as an example.
Floods
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Author : Joanne Mattern
language : en
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Release Date : 2015-08-01
Floods written by Joanne Mattern and has been published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Most of the time, water is a good thing. However, too much water can be a very dangerous thing. Floods are deadly. Every year, thousands of people around the world are killed or injured in floods. Some people drown when they are swept away by the water. Others are killed by debris in the water. It is important to learn all you can about floods so you will know how to deal with this devastating disaster. This title will allow students to describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text. • Bolded keywords • Text based questions • Content Sidebars • Disaster guide
Solutions To Coastal Disasters 02
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Author : Lesley Ewing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Solutions To Coastal Disasters 02 written by Lesley Ewing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Nature categories.
This collection contains 83 papers presented at the Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2002 Conference, held in San Diego, California, February 24-27, 2002.
Flood Risk Science And Management
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language : en
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Release Date : 2018-05
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Over the last few decades, the world has practiced a rising number of destructive floods. Disastrous events, like as the Asian Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, influenced thousands of people losing their lives or becoming homeless in a matter of hours. They also illustrate that flood risk is a global phenomenon. Flood disasters in Europe, such as the Elbe flood of 2002 and the UK floods in 2007, were considered national crisis, moderately because of the enormous amount of damage caused, at 15 and 6.5 billion Euros, respectively. This trend in losses due to natural disasters is increasing worldwide. A significant proportion of these losses are caused by floods. Experience has shown that the most effective approach is through the development of flood risk management programs preventing damage caused by floods by avoiding construction of houses and industries in present and future flood-prone areas; by adapting future developments to the risk of flooding; and by promoting appropriate land-use, agricultural and forestry practices. Past disasters have triggered many governments to embark on disaster management, such as flood control, early warning systems and evacuation planning, with the ultimate aim of protecting their inhabitants from the vagaries of nature. Flood Risk Science and Management presents the coverage of current research and practices in flood management; providing a multi-disciplinary approaches delivering an assortment of flood management topics such as coastal flood risk assessments, flood lamination strategies, sustainable flood and landslide risk reduction measures, design, implementation and modeling of flooding disaster-oriented USV, a novel interdisciplinary framework to assess the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of flood-related impacts, flood control approaches in metropolitan regions, technologies to support community flood disaster risk reduction, and more. A useful contribution of methodological and instrumental innovation in this regard is provided. We hope this work will fulfill the needs of research students and flood management professionals, such as engineers, planners, government officials and those with flood management responsibility in the public sector.