
Enduring Geohazards in the Caribbean : Moving from the Reactive to the Proactive.
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Enduring Geohazards in the Caribbean : Moving from the Reactive to the Proactive.
Author:
Cropper, Angella.
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1 online resource (269 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 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 Environments -- Using Contemporary Geo-imaging Technologies for Landslide Investigations in Tropical Environments -- 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 -- Mapping Flood-prone Areas -- 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 -- Contributors.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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