Geotechnical Contributions to Urban Hazard Analysis
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Yongmei Lu; Pam Showalter
- ناشر : Berlin : Springer Netherland
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
- شابک / ISBN : 9789048122370
Description
1. Introduction.- Section 1. Sea Level Rise and Flood Analysis.- Section 2. Metropolitan Case Studies.- Section 3. Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and International Applications.- Section 4. Hurricane Response and Recovery.- Section 5. Evacuation Studies.
This book examines how geographic information technologies (GIT) are being implemented to improve our understanding of hazard and disaster situations. The focus is on urban areas, broadly defined to encompass rapidly growing and densely populated areas.
