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Recent Studies in Geophysical Hazards

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. M. I. El-Sabh
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  2. T. S. Murty
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  3. S. Venkatesh
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Part of the book series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (NTHR, volume 3)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-2
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  2. Climatic and Atmospheric Hazards

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-3
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    2. Evaluation of Climatic Change through Harmonic Analysis

      • Roberto Rodriguez, M. Carmen Llasat, Emilio Rojas
      Pages 5-16

    3. Some Characteristics of Typhoons as Revealed by the Recent SSM/I Microwave Radiometry

      • Gandikota V. Rao
      Pages 17-35

    4. Structure of a Prefrontal Convective Rainband in Northern Taiwan Determined from Dual-Doppler Data

      • Yeong-Jer Lin, Robert W. Pasken, Hsui-Wu Chang
      Pages 37-61

  3. Hydrological Hazards

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63
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    2. Recent Floods in Bangladesh: Possible Causes and Solutions

      • M. D. Khalequzzaman
      Pages 65-80

    3. Meteorological Factors Associated with Floods in the North-Eastern Part of the Iberian Peninsula

      • M. C. Llasat, M. Puigcerver
      Pages 81-93

    4. Hydrological Response to Radar Rainfall Maps through a Distributed Model

      • Ignazio Becchi, Enrica Caporali, Elena Palmisano
      Pages 95-108

    5. Simulation and Modeling of Rainfall Radar Measurements for Hydrological Applications

      • Dino Giuli, Luca Baldini, Luca Facheris
      Pages 109-122

  4. Storm Surges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Storm Waves in the Canadian Atlantic: A Numerical Simulation

      • Madhav L. Khandekar
      Pages 125-153

    3. Storm Surge Mitigation through Vegetation Canopies

      • M. B. Danard, T. S. Murty
      Pages 155-166

    4. Numerical Simulation and Prediction of Storm Surges and Water Levels in Shanghai Harbour and Its Vicinity

      • Zenghao Qin, Yihong Duan, Yinong Wang, Zhengfen Shen, Kuanren Xu
      Pages 167-188

  5. Geological Hazards

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. Mass Movements in Hilly Areas (with Examples from Nigeria)

      • A. E. Scheidegger, D. E. Ajakaiye
      Pages 191-196

    3. Characteristics and Mitigation of the Snow Avalanche Hazard in Kaghan Valley, Pakistan Himalaya

      • Fes A. De Scally, James S. Gardner
      Pages 197-213

    4. Seismic Hazard Analysis with Randomly Located Sources

      • M. Semih Yucemen, Polat Gulkan
      Pages 215-233

    5. Regional Fracture Analysis South Latitude 29° N of Egypt and Their Influence on Earthquakes

      • Ahmed Farouk Kamel
      Pages 235-245

    6. Seismic Hazard of Bulgaria

      • Ivanka Orozova-Stanishkova, Dario Slejko
      Pages 247-271
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Over the past 20 years the costs of natural disasters have escalated significantly. The lives of over 800 million people have been disrupted and the number of catastrophes has nearly quadrupled. At present, the increasing global threat of natural disasters, in spite of our increased knowledge, is ominous. With the growth in world population, the increasing of resources in newly developing areas, and the increasing cost and sophistication of engineering structures and technical installations, there is an urgent need to seek to understand the potential threats posed by natural hazards and to ascertain the best ways of mitigating their damaging effects.
To meet this urgent threat, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in December 22, 1989 passed a Resolution which declared the 1990s to be the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). As a contribution to the decade, the International Symposium Hazards--91 was held in Perugia, Italy, during 4--9 August 1991. The conference was attended by specialists from 34 countries, and a total of 110 papers were presented at 20 sessions, covering a very broad range of topics which proved to be of significant value for future research. The sixteen articles included in this book provide a unique overview of the state-of-the-science in geophysical hazards including climatic, atmospheric, hydrological and geological hazards. Furthermore, the results of a panel on the IDNDR and the recommendations adopted during the meeting are presented at the end of this volume. Recent Studies in Geophysical Hazards is thus an excellent reference source for scientists, engineers, and policy makers.

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