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Enduring geohazards in the Caribbean : moving from the reactive to the proactive / edited by Serwan M. J. Baban.
- Title
- Enduring geohazards in the Caribbean : moving from the reactive to the proactive / edited by Serwan M. J. Baban.
- Publication
- Kingston, Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | HV551.5.C27 E53 2008 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xi, 256 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Enduring geohazards (landslides and floods) in the Caribbean region.
- Subject
- Landslide hazard analysis > Caribbean Area > Congresses
- Landslides > Caribbean Area > Prevention > Congresses
- Flood damage prevention > Caribbean Area > Congresses
- Natural disasters > Risk assessment > Caribbean Area > Congresses
- Hazard mitigation > Caribbean Area > Congresses
- Natural disaster warning systems > Caribbean Area > Congresses
- Emergency management > Caribbean Area > Congresses
- Genre/Form
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Actes de congrès.
- Note
- Proceedings from the workshop "Enduring Geohazards (Landslides and Floods) in the Caribbean Region," held at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, on Dec. 8, 2004.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Enduring landslides and floods in the Caribbean Region -- Modelling landslides in tropical environments -- Planning for hillside terrains -- Developing a GIS-based landslide susceptibility map for tropical mountainous environment -- Using GIS for flood management and mitigation in Trinidad and Tobago -- Using GIS for flood risk assessment and flood sensitivity maps for a watershed in Trinidad and Tobago -- A new examination of floods in the region: debris floods and debris flows in the Caribbean -- Mapping flood-prone areas: a geoinformatics approach -- Developing a proactive approach to geohazards management in Trinidad and Tobago -- Issues in flood risk management -- REcognizing and managing unstable slopes in Trinidad and Tobago -- Developing early warning systems for managing geohazards in the Caribbean -- Beyond humanitarianism: building resilient communities, revisiting the development dialogue.
- ISBN
- 9789766402044 (pbk.)
- 9766402043 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2010385368
- OCLC
- 166368667
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library