Solutions to coastal disasters 2011 : proceedings of the 2011 Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference, June 25-29, 2011, Anchorage, Alaska
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Solutions to coastal disasters 2011 : proceedings of the 2011 Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference, June 25-29, 2011, Anchorage, Alaska
American Society of Civil Engineers, c2011
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Proceedings of the 2011 Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference, held in Anchorage, Alaska, June 25-29, 2011. Sponsored by the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Federal Emergency Management Agency.
This collection contains 79 papers examining the physical and environmental linkages on the coast, the vulnerability of existing coastal communities, sustainability and adaptation, and ways to incorporate social solutions into the discussion of coastal disasters. These papers address on the challenges and lessons that are being learned along the coastlines of the globe. They focus on both the lessons learned and the opportunities to best apply these lessons to avoid or minimize preventable losses.
Topics include:
sea-level rise and some emerging options for adaptation;
hurricanes, typhoons, and storm surge damages;
improved forecasting tools and opportunities to reduce damages in the future;
coastal inundation and flooding;
shoreline erosion and ways to study, understand, and adapt to shoreline change in the face of rising sea level;
shoreline management and coastal hazard mitigation;
vulnerability and adaptability of coastal structures and marine facilities;
social science of natural disasters; and
modeling efforts, field investigations, preparedness and lessons learned from recent tsunami events.
Coastal managers, planners, scientists, engineers, geologists, economists and oceanographers will find useful information in this multidisciplinary collection.
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