Disaster risk assessment and mitigation : arrival of tsunami wave in Thailand / edited by Nasim Uddin, Alfredo Ang.

Other author Uddin, Nasim.
Other author Ang, Alfredo Hua-Sing, 1930-
Format Book
Publication InfoReston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2009.
Descriptionix, 88 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Civil engineering.
Natural disasters--Risk assessment.
Hazard mitigation.

SeriesASCE Council on Disaster Risk Management monograph ; no. 2
Monograph (ASCE Council on Disaster Risk Management) ; no. 2. ^A710059
Contents Introduction : Disaster risk assessment and mitigation -- Surviving nature's forces : can civil engineers build safe communities? / Yumei Wang and Erik Vanmarcke -- Fundamentals of quantitative risk assessment for natural hazard mitigation / A.H-S. Ang -- Port of Los Angeles risk management strategies / Tony Gioiello and Richard C. Wittkop -- Surviving natural forces from Taiwanese civil enginners perspective / Edward H. Wang, Hsieh Yuen Chang, and Ming-Hsi Hsu -- Lessons learned from the December 26, 2004 Sumatra quake and tsunami / Yumei Wang ... [et al.] -- Achievements and challenges of China construction / Xila Liu -- Preparing for the big one / Swaminathan Krishnan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008047652
ISBN9780784410127
ISBN0784410127

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks TA153 .D57 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold