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Bank Asian Development
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Titolo: |
Natural Hazard Data : A Practical Guide
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Pubblicazione: | Manila : , : Asian Development Bank Institute, , 2017 |
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Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (43 pages) |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Concepts -- A. Natural Hazards: One Component of Disaster Risk -- B. Measuring Natural Hazards: Frequency, Intensity, Location -- C. Understanding Return Periods -- D. The Role of Historical Catalogs -- E. Probabilistic and Deterministic Approaches to Natural Hazards -- F. Climate Change and Natural Hazards -- 3 Factors to Consider When Assessing Natural Hazard Datasets for Operational Purposes -- A. Introduction -- B. Scale and Resolution -- C. Temporality -- D. Data Gaps -- E. Authoritativeness -- F. Licensing and Open Data -- G. Data Formats -- 4 Discussion of Natural Hazard Data by Type -- A. Geophysical -- 1. Earthquake -- 2. Tsunami -- 3. Volcano -- B. Weather -- 1. Tropical Cyclone -- 2. Flood (Riverine) -- 3. Landslide -- 4. Drought -- 5 Other Data Sources -- 6 Recommendations for Managing Natural Hazard Data Created by ADB -- Appendix -- Country Case Study: Natural Hazard Data in Nepal. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Natural Hazard Data ![]() |
ISBN: | 92-9261-013-9 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910479878903321 |
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