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Tsunamis in the European-Mediterranean Region
From Historical Record to Risk Mitigation

Provides a much-needed synopsis of tsunami risk mitigation in the European-Mediterranean region with global comparisons, making this a universally relevant reference

Gerassimos Papadopoulos (Author)

9780124202245

Hardback, published 16 December 2015

290 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.63 kg

Approx.272 pages

ForewordIntroduction

Part I: Tsunamis in the Global Ocean1.1. Large tsunamis around the globe1.2 Tsunami modeling1.3 Tsunami quantification1.4 The 2004 devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean1.5 The 2011 devastating tsunami in Japan1.6 Early Warning Systems1.7 Lessons learned for risk mitigation

Part 2: Tsunamis in Europe and the Mediterranean2.1 Documentation2.2 Impact of Tsunamis2.3 Tsunami Sources and Generation Mechanisms2.4 What can we Learn from Numerical Modeling?2.5 Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment2.6 Early Warning Systems and Risk Mitigation3. References4. Index

Subject Areas: Natural disasters [RNR], The environment [RN], Social impact of disasters [JFFC]
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