Natural Disaster and Coastal Geomorphology
Natural Disaster and Coastal Geomorphology
Springer | Natural Hazards | July 25, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319338129 | 194 pages | pdf | 10.14 mb
Springer | Natural Hazards | July 25, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319338129 | 194 pages | pdf | 10.14 mb
Editors: Haruyama, Shigeko, Sugai, Toshihiko (Eds.)
Written by three experts in coastal risks management, specifically for the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
Compares studies about previous tsunami damages to the ones from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
Includes geomorphologic and land use factors to the risk assessment
Discusses the lessons learned from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and discusses the disaster mitigation planning that can be drawn from these lesson
This book deals with the Tsunami intrusion in the lower plain in the Tohoku region and role played by the coastal and fluvial landforms in the damages. The land-use patterns and the recent urbanization has also been partly responsible for a risk level enhancement. The 2011 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami has violently hit the coastal plain in the Tohoku and Kanto regions. The coastal geomorphology of these regions have played an important role in the impacts of this natural disaster. The authors introduce tectonic settings, explain and assess these different risks, and discuss future disaster prevention and mitigation planning.
Number of Illustrations and Tables
69 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour
Topics
Natural Hazards
Geomorphology
Coastal Sciences
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