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    TSUNAMI
    To Survive from Tsunami

    by Susumu Murata (Coastal Development Institute of Technology, Japan), Fumihiko Imamura (Tohoku University, Japan), Kazumasa Katoh (Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan), Yoshiaki Kawata (Kyoto University, Japan), Shigeo Takahashi (Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan), & Tomotsuka Takayama (Kyoto University, Japan)

    Table of Contents (30k)
    Foreword (35k)
    Chapter 1: Prologue (50k)
    Chapter 2: Knowledge for Tsunami Survival (3,358k)

    Other Relevant Resources on Tsunami, Earthquakes, Ocean and Coastal Engineering

    This book provides comprehensive scientific information and knowledge survival tips on how to survive a tsunami. It is especially useful to those living (or about to live) in tsunami-prone areas, and to travelers who may visit such areas. The book is composed of two parts: the first consisting of three chapters on how to survive a tsunami by (i) describing precious lessons obtained from actual tsunami disasters, (ii) imparting fundamental knowledge of tsunami science for survival, and (iii) listing measures for tsunami disaster mitigation. The second part provides more detailed scientific knowledge on tsunamis and consists two chapters: one describes tsunami occurrence mechanism and near-shore behavior; the other mentions numerical simulation and tsunami forecasting. This book has been awarded the 2009 Book of the Year Award by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

     
    Contents:
    • How to Survive a Tsunami:
      • Examples of Tsunamis and Tsunami Disasters
      • Knowledge for Tsunami Survival
      • Prevention and Mitigation of Tsunami Disasters
    • Tsunami Behavior and Forecasting:
      • Occurrence and Amplification of Tsunamis
      • Tsunami Simulations and Forecasting Systems
     
    Readership: Undergraduates and graduates interested in tsunamis, tsunami mitigation planners, oceanographers and physicists, especially residents in tsunami prone areas.
     
    “Even for research engineers in the field of coastal engineering, this book is indispensable for depicting real images of tsunami threat. By reading the book, a researcher will realize the importance of his or her study of tsunami disaster mitigation.”
    Professor Emeritus Yoshimi Goda
    Yokohama National University
     
    316pp    Pub. date: Oct 2009  
    ISBN:   978-981-4277-47-1
    981-4277-47-9
       US$48 / £36

     


    316pp    Pub. date: Oct 2009  
    ISBN:   978-981-4277-48-8(pbk)
    981-4277-48-7(pbk)
       US$30 / £20

     


    316pp    Pub. date: Oct 2009  
    ISBN:   978-981-4277-49-5(ebook)
    981-4277-49-5(ebook)
       US$62

     


     

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