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Autore |
Marchand M (Marcel) |
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Modelling coastal vulnerability [[electronic resource] ] : design and evaluation of a vulnerability model for tropical storms and floods / / door Marcel Marchand |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam, : IOS Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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6612600977 |
1-282-60097-4 |
9786612600975 |
1-60750-521-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (260 p.) |
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Collana |
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Deltares select series, , 1877-5608 ; ; 05 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Coast changes - Mathematical models |
Coastal zone management |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title page; Preface; Contents; Summary; Samenvatting; Introduction; Coastal hazards, damage and human suffering; Coastal vulnerability and disaster management; The need for new knowledge and tools; The differential nature of vulnerability; Research objective; Research questions; The research strategy; Structure of the thesis; Part 1: Describing the Experience; Design and application of an Expert Decision Support System (EDSS) for coastal Andhra Pradesh; Part 2: Literature Study; Defining vulnerability; Choices in integrated modelling; Policy Analysis: linking context with content |
Part 3: Evaluation of the modelDissecting the Andhra Pradesh Experience; Test case Red River Delta, Vietnam; Synthesis of the model evaluation; Conclusions and discussion; References; Appendix 1: List of participants in the Expert Panel; Appendix 2: Documentation list of the Andhra Pradesh ICZM study; Appendix 3: List of input files for the EDSS Godavari Delta Application; Acknowledgements; Curriculum Vitae |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Models that explore vulnerability under various planned and unplanned conditions hardly exist. This title focuses on the vulnerability of |
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