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Structural Measures against Tsunamis

Structures such as dikes play a crucial role in preventing disasters by controlling tsunamis, floods, debris flows, landslides, and other natural phenomena. However, structural measures alone cannot prevent all disasters because they cannot mitigat...

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Main Authors: Ishiwatari, Mikio, Sagara, Junko
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
BAY
BREAKWATERS
COAST
COASTAL AREAS
COASTAL PLAINS
COASTLINE
COVERS
DAMAGES
DAMS
DIKES
DISASTER
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER MITIGATION
DISASTER PREVENTION
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISKS
DISASTERS
DOCUMENTS
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
EMERGENCIES
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
ENGINEERING
EVACUATION
FIRE
FIRE FIGHTERS
FIREFIGHTERS
FLOOD
FLOODING
FLOODS
LANDSLIDES
NATURAL PHENOMENA
OCEAN WAVES
PACIFIC OCEAN
RECONSTRUCTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
RIVERS
SAFETY
SEA
SEA LEVEL
SEAS
SECONDARY DISASTERS
STORM
STORM SURGE
STORM SURGES
STORMS
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
STRUCTURES
TIDES
TOPOGRAPHY
TRANSPORT
TSUNAMI
TSUNAMIS
TYPHOONS
WATER LEVELS
WEIRS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18023796/structural-measures-against-tsunamis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16160

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18023796/structural-measures-against-tsunamis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16160

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