Enduring geohazards in the Caribbean : moving from the reactive to the proactive

Enduring geohazards in the Caribbean : moving from the reactive to the proactive / edited by Serwan M.J. Baban.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: University of the West Indies (Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago)
Other Authors: Baban, Serwan M. J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Kingston, Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Flood damage prevention > Caribbean Area > Congresses.
Hazard mitigation > Caribbean Area > Congresses.
Landslides > Caribbean Area > Prevention > Congresses.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Flood damage prevention
Hazard mitigation
Landslides > Prevention
Caribbean Area
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
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Table of Contents:
  • Enduring landslides and floods in the Caribbean Region
  • Modelling landslides in tropical environments
  • Planning for hillside terrains
  • Developing a GIS-based landslide susceptibility map for tropical mountainous environment
  • Using GIS for flood management and mitigation in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Using GIS for flood risk assessment and flood sensitivity maps for a watershed in Trinidad and Tobago
  • A new examination of floods in the region: debris floods and debris flows in the Caribbean
  • Mapping flood-prone areas: a geoinformatics approach
  • Developing a proactive approach to geohazards management in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Issues in flood risk management
  • REcognizing and managing unstable slopes in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Developing early warning systems for managing geohazards in the Caribbean
  • Beyond humanitarianism: building resilient communities, revisiting the development dialogue.

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