Coastal Hazards and Vulnerability

Informationen zum Autor Loraine McFadden is a Senior Research Fellow at the Flood Hazard Research Centre! Middlesex University. Her research centres on exploring challenges and opportunities for enhancing 'integrated' management within coastal environments. Klappentext Our coasts provide a home and livelihoods for millions of people; many of the world's biggest cities are along coastlines. This volume explores the wide spectrum of coastal hazards! from high-magnitude! low-frequency events like tsunamis and hurricanes! to longer-term processes like urban regeneration and changing agricultural practices. Zusammenfassung Our coasts provide a home and livelihoods for millions of people; many of the world's biggest cities are along coastlines. This volume explores the wide spectrum of coastal hazards, from high-magnitude, low-frequency events like tsunamis and hurricanes, to longer-term processes like urban regeneration and changing agricultural practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Resilience in the Context of Tsunami Early Warning Systems and Community Disaster Preparedness in the Indian Ocean Region 2. A Review of Coastal Community Vulnerabilities Toward Resilience Benefits from Disaster Reduction Measures 3. Institutional Challenges to Robustness of Flood Plain Agricultural Systems 4. A Multi-scale Coastal Vulnerability Index - a Tool for Coastal Managers? 5. Strategic Regeneration: An Integrated Planning Approach to Managing a Coastal Resort in South Wales 6. Scientific Barriers Towards the Integration of Science-community-policymaking in Managing Coastal Hazards: Some Reflections on Learning from the SPICOSA Project

Product details

• Authors: Loraine Mcfadden
• Assisted by: Loraine Mcfadden (Editor), McFadden Loraine (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.10.2010
• EAN: 9781849712118
• ISBN: 978-1-84971-211-8
• No. of pages: 104
• Series: Environmental Hazards Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; NATURE / Ecology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, NATURE / Natural Disasters, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Social impact of environmental issues, Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions, Natural disasters, Coastlines, Environmental Monitoring