Hurricane mitigation for the built environment / Ricardo A. Alvarez.

Author/creator Álvarez Salaverry, Ricardo A. author.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, ©2016.
Copyright Date©20
Description1 online resource (267 pages) : illustrations
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects

Contents Chapter 1. The art and science of hazard mitigation -- chapter 2. Two hurricanes in three weeks -- chapter 3. Hurricanes, vulnerability, and causes of damage -- chapter 4. Wind and water -- chapter 5. Hurricanes and the built environment -- chapter 6. Cancun : a Mexican gate to the Caribbean -- chapter 7. Cyclones of Quintana Roo -- chapter 8. Hurricane Gilbert : 1988 -- chapter 9. Ten years later : higher vulnerability -- chapter 10. Hurricane Wilma : 2005 -- chapter 11. Classification and mitigation of damages -- chapter 12. Future impacts -- chapter 13. Hurricane-resistant buildings -- chapter 14. Climate change : an exacerbating factor.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 2, 2015).
Issued in other formPrint version: Alvarez, Ricardo A. Hurricane Mitigation for the Built Environment. : CRC Press, ©2015 9781498714983
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN1498715001 (electronic bk.)
ISBN9781498715003 (electronic bk.)
Stock number845839 MIL

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