| Tsunami: To Survive from Tsunami (V32) Contributor(s): Susumu Murata, Fumihiko Imamura Et Al (Author) |
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ISBN: 9814277479 ISBN-13: 9789814277471 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2010 Annotation: 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 knowledge on tsunamis and consists two chapters: one describes tsunami occurrence mechanism and near-shore behavior; the other mentions numerical simulation and tsunami forecasting. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Disasters - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief - Science | Earth Sciences - Oceanography |
| Dewey: 551.463 |
| Series: Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.35 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 knowledge on tsunamis and consists two chapters: one describes tsunami occurrence mechanism and near-shore behavior; the other mentions numerical simulation and tsunami forecasting. This book has been awarded the 2009 Book of the Year Award by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. |