World Scientific Publishing Company
Tsunami: To Survive from Tsunami
Product Code:
9789814277471
ISBN13:
9789814277471
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$54.24
Tsunami: To Survive from Tsunami
$54.24
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.
| Author: Tomotsuka Takayama |
| Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company |
| Publication Date: 40208 |
| Number of Pages: 316 pages |
| Binding: Nature |
| ISBN-10: 9814277479 |
| ISBN-13: 9789814277471 |
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