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Civil Engineering for Disaster Risk Reduction
Title
Civil Engineering for Disaster Risk Reduction [electronic resource] / edited by Sreevalsa Kolathayar, Indrajit Pal, Siau Chen Chian, Arpita Mondal.
ISBN
9789811653124
Edition
1st ed. 2022.
Publication
Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (X, 489 p.) 247 illus., 214 illus. in color.
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Summary
The book is a comprehensive volume on multi-hazards and their management for a sustainable built environment. It focuses on the role of civil engineering in building disaster resilient society. This book brings together all diverse disciplines of civil engineering and related areas (for example, geotechnical engineering, water resources engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, construction management, GIS, and remote sensing) towards a common goal of disaster resilience through an interdisciplinary approach. It contains methods and case studies focusing on civil engineering solutions to reduce the disaster risk. The book contents are aligned in line with the priorities set by UN-Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and UN-SDGs to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. The book will be a useful comprehensive reference for disaster risk reduction beneficial for engineering students, teaching faculty, researchers, industry professionals and policymakers.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 11, 2023
Series
Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering,
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction - Civil Engineering and DRR Connect
Chapter 2: Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development
Chapter 3: Prof. Dilanthi Amaratunga, Head, Global Disaster Resilience Centre
Chapter 3: Geotechnical, Geological and Geophysical Investigations for Seismic Microzonation and Site-Specific Earthquake Hazard Analysis
Chapter 4: Seismic Hazard Assessment - State of the Art and Future Directions
Chapter 5: Earthquake Damage Scenario Analysis for Chennai City - A Geospatial Approach
Chapter 6: Estimation of Local Site Effects: Lessons from Past Earthquakes, Current Practices and Future Trends
Chapter 7: Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance: Theories and Observations
Chapter 8: Coastal Disasters and Mitigation Measures
Chapter 9: Tsunami Hazards
Chapter 10: Multi-Hazard Monitoring and Forecasting: Hurricanes to Tsunamis.
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