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Tsunami Education, Protection and Preparedness.
Since the 2004 Andaman Tsunami, we have been constantly reminded about the reported threats of earthquakes and tsunamis worldwide. The recent earthquake in Padang, Indonesia and the tsunami in Samoa Islands in 2009 as well as the large destructive earthquake in Haiti in 2010 reinforce the perceived...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Pulau Pinang :
Penerbit USM,
2011.
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| Colección: | Siri prosiding (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half-Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Possibility of Real-Time Tsunami Inundation Forecast System in Sabah based on Tsunami Database; Tsunami Sources other than Earthquakes in the South China Sea; Capacity Development for Disaster Risk Reduction Practitioners and Community Education; Community Preparedness for Tsunami Disaster; Use of GRNN Model for Forecasting Maximum Wave Height and First Wave Arrival Time; Coastal Management and Tsunami Risks.
- Integrated Methodology to Address Climate-Induced Natural Disasters and to Facilitate Community-Based Sustainable DevelopmentTsunami Warning at Present and Issues for Improvement; National Tsunami Early Warning System of Malaysia; Tsunami Preparedness in the Pacific Islands; Tsunami Risk Assessment of Maldives based on Geomorphological Characteristics of Reefs and Islands; Inconsistencies in Historical Records of Tsunamis in Southeastern China; Design of a Tsunami Barrier to the North of Penang Island.
- Tsunami Database for South China Sea Region: Status of Development at Malaysian National Tsunami Early Warning CentreRisks Assessments of Coastal Front Resettlement in Aceh, Indonesia; Effect of Tsunami on Vegetation Communities in Banda Aceh; Effects of Mangrove Forest on Tsunami Run Up; Experiment on Solitary Wave Passing Through Coastal Vegetation in Waterlogged Condition; Modelling Women's Decision to Return to Tsunami-Affected Areas in Aceh; Earthquake and Tsunami Impact on Coastal Vegetation in Aceh Singkil, Indonesia.
- TerraSAR-X and ALOS/PALSAR Data for Soil Stability Monitoring in MalaysiaMechanism of Shallow Landslide at Km 3.9 of Tun Sardon Road, Penang Island, Malaysia; Tsunami Responsive Architecture: Reducing Vulnerability of Structures along the Northwestern Coast of Malaysia; Back Cover.