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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782606503321

Titolo

Enduring geohazards in the Caribbean : moving from the reactive to the proactive / / edited by Serwan M.J. Baban

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jamaica : , : University of the West Indies Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-4356-8974-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

363.34

Soggetti

Landslide hazard analysis - Caribbean Area

Landslides - Caribbean Area - Prevention

Flood damage prevention - Caribbean Area

Natural disasters - Risk assessment - Caribbean Area

Hazard mitigation - Caribbean Area

Natural disaster warning systems - Caribbean Area

Emergency management - Caribbean Area

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.