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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455624103321

Titolo

Tsunami [[electronic resource] ] : to survive from tsunami / / Susumu Murata ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, 2010

ISBN

1-282-75828-4

9786612758287

981-4277-49-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Advanced series on ocean engineering ; ; v. 32

Altri autori (Persone)

MurataSusumu

Disciplina

363.349

Soggetti

Tsunamis

Crisis management

Tsunami hazard zones

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. How to survive a tsunami -- pt. 2. Tsunami behavior and forecasting.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides comprehensive scientific information and knowledge survival tips on how to survive a tsunami. It is especially useful to those living (or about to live) in tsunami-prone areas, and to travelers who may visit such areas. The book is composed of two parts: the first consisting of three chapters on how to survive a tsunami by (i) describing precious lessons obtained from actual tsunami disasters, (ii) imparting fundamental knowledge of tsunami science for survival, and (iii) listing measures for tsunami disaster mitigation. The second part provides more detailed scientific know