Cargando…
Japan and natural disasters : prevention and risk management /
Japan is one of those countries most often affected by powerful natural hazards: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, heavy rains, heavy snowfall, tornadoes, etc. The Archipelago is considered a very advanced country in terms of forecasting, prevention and management of natural disas...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
London : Hoboken, NJ :
ISTE Ltd ; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2018.
|
| Colección: | Earth system -- environmental sciences.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | EBOOKCENTRAL_on1057237338 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20240329122006.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cnu|||unuuu | ||
| 008 | 181017s2018 enkab ob 001 0 eng d | ||
| 040 | |a N$T |b eng |e rda |e pn |c N$T |d N$T |d DG1 |d EBLCP |d RECBK |d OCLCF |d OTZ |d UAB |d MERER |d YDX |d OCLCQ |d UKMGB |d OCLCQ |d UKAHL |d OCLCQ |d K6U |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d BRX |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCL | ||
| 016 | 7 | |a 019087778 |2 Uk | |
| 019 | |a 1057375984 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781119549734 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 1119549736 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 9781119549789 |q (electronic bk. ; |q oBook) | ||
| 020 | |a 1119549787 |q (electronic bk. ; |q oBook) | ||
| 020 | |a 9781119549796 | ||
| 020 | |a 1119549795 | ||
| 020 | |z 9781786303707 | ||
| 029 | 1 | |a AU@ |b 000064426294 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a CHNEW |b 001028621 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a CHVBK |b 551280301 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a GBVCP |b 1048687813 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a UKMGB |b 019087778 | |
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)1057237338 |z (OCoLC)1057375984 | ||
| 037 | |a 9781119549796 |b Wiley | ||
| 043 | |a a-ja--- | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a GB5011.77 | |
| 072 | 7 | |a BUS |x 032000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a SOC |x 000000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 363.340952 |2 23 |
| 049 | |a UAMI | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Heimburger, Jean-François, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Japan and natural disasters : |b prevention and risk management / |c Jean-François Heimburger. |
| 264 | 1 | |a London : |b ISTE Ltd ; |a Hoboken, NJ : |b John Wiley & Sons, Inc., |c 2018. | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource : |b illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Earth systems -- environmental sciences | |
| 500 | |a "Environmental Sciences Series"--Cover | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 18, 2018). | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Half-Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1. Hazards, Risks and Disasters; 1. From Hazard to Disaster; 1.1. Hazard, vulnerability and risk; 1.2. Disaster; 2. Earth and Fire; 2.1. Earthquakes; 2.1.1. Japan, principal seismic country; 2.1.2. The effects of earthquakes; 2.2. Volcanoes; 2.2.1. Japan, principal volcanic country; 2.2.2. Volcanic risks; 2.2.3. The benefits of volcanoes; 3. Air and Water; 3.1. Strong winds; 3.1.1. Typhoons, spring winds and tornados; 3.1.2. Risks related to wind; 3.1.3. The benefits of wind. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 3.2. Rainfall and snowfall3.2.1. Intense rains and flood risk; 3.2.2. Snow; 3.3. Heat waves; 3.3.1. The heat island phenomenon; 3.3.2. Damage related to heat; Part 2. Risk Management; 4. Disaster Prevention; 4.1. Concepts related to disaster prevention; 4.2. Laws, plans and budgets; 4.3. Business continuity plans; 5. Risk Mitigation; 5.1. Hazard-proof buildings and residences; 5.1.1. In modern Japan; 5.1.2. The present day; 5.2. Securing critical infrastructure; 5.2.1. A predominantly overhead electrical grid; 5.2.2. The gas distribution network. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 5.2.3. A water distribution system that is difficult to replace5.2.4. Securing shinkansen high-speed lines; 5.3. The battle against fires; 5.3.1. A variable risk; 5.3.2. Tokyo: a giant tinderbox; 5.3.3. Taking into account the risk of factory fires; 5.4. The fight against flooding; 5.4.1. The fight against coastal flooding; 5.4.2. The fight against flood rains; 5.5. The fight against mass movements; 5.6. The fight against heat islands; 5.7. The safety of nuclear power plants; 5.7.1. Establishing new regulations; 5.7.2. Confronting volcanic eruptions. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 5.7.3. Facing earthquake shocks and tsunamis5.7.4. Facing heavy rains; 6. Disaster Preparedness; 6.1. Prevention maps and signage; 6.2. Protection measures and storage; 6.3. Training, exercises and commemorations; 6.3.1. School education on disaster prevention; 6.3.2. Education on disaster prevention for everyone; 6.3.3. Commemorations; 6.4. Risk awareness; 6.4.1. Among Japanese people; 6.4.2. Among foreigners; 7. Prediction, Monitoring, Warning and Preventive Evacuation; 7.1. Long-term forecasting; 7.1.1. Forecasting earthquakes: an impossible dream?; 7.1.2. Eruptions: limited forecasting. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 7.1.3. The long-term forecasting of meteorological phenomena7.2. Monitoring and short-term forecasting; 7.2.1. Meteorological monitoring and forecasting; 7.2.2. Monitoring waterways; 7.2.3. Monitoring mass movements; 7.2.4. The detection of seismic and tsunami waves; 7.2.5. Monitoring volcanic activity; 7.3. Warnings; 7.3.1. Earthquake warnings; 7.3.2. Tsunami warnings; 7.3.3. Warning in case of volcanic eruption; 7.3.4. Warnings in case of meteorological phenomena; 7.3.5. The new emergency warning system; 7.4. Preventive evacuation; 7.4.1. Before a violent earthquake. | |
| 520 | |a Japan is one of those countries most often affected by powerful natural hazards: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, heavy rains, heavy snowfall, tornadoes, etc. The Archipelago is considered a very advanced country in terms of forecasting, prevention and management of natural disasters. A detailed analysis of the reality of recent years is however necessary. In the run-up to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, among others, a publication on the subject will inform a large number of people wanting to know more about the risks of natural disasters in Japan. | ||
| 590 | |a ProQuest Ebook Central |b Ebook Central Academic Complete | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Natural disasters |z Japan. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Natural disasters |x Prevention. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Risk management. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Emergency management. | |
| 650 | 2 | |a Risk Management | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Catastrophes naturelles |z Japon. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Gestion du risque. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a risk management. |2 aat | |
| 650 | 7 | |a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS |x Infrastructure. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a SOCIAL SCIENCE |x General. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Emergency management |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Natural disasters |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Natural disasters |x Prevention |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Risk management |2 fast | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Japan |2 fast |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkT7GyCmyjxytDfqk6Yfq | |
| 758 | |i has work: |a Japan and natural disasters (Text) |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFthrTqdym98Cy63Pvx4bd |4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork | ||
| 830 | 0 | |a Earth system -- environmental sciences. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://ebookcentral.uam.elogim.com/lib/uam-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5553537 |z Texto completo |
| 938 | |a Askews and Holts Library Services |b ASKH |n AH35216648 | ||
| 938 | |a Askews and Holts Library Services |b ASKH |n AH35216646 | ||
| 938 | |a ProQuest Ebook Central |b EBLB |n EBL5553537 | ||
| 938 | |a EBSCOhost |b EBSC |n 1913574 | ||
| 938 | |a Recorded Books, LLC |b RECE |n rbeEB00738735 | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 15780832 | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 15757733 | ||
| 994 | |a 92 |b IZTAP | ||