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Model Tests and Numerical Simulations of Liquefaction and Lateral Spreading =…
This open access book presents work collected through the Liquefaction Experiments and Analysis Projects (LEAP) in 2017. It addresses the repeatability, variability, and sensitivity of lateral spreading observed in twenty-four centrifuge model tests on mildly sloping liquefiable sand. The centrifuge tests were conducted at nine different centrifuge facilities around the world. For the first …
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- 9783030228187
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- XXI, 660 ill; lamp
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The Demography of Disasters = Impacts for Population and Place
This open access book provides worldwide examples demonstrating the importance of the interplay between demography and disasters in regions and spatially. It marks an advance in practical and theoretical insights for understanding the role of demography in planning for and mitigating impacts from disasters in developed nations. Both slow onset (like the of loss polar ice from climate change) a…
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- 9783030499204
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- XVII, 268 ill; lamp
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Adaptive Urban Transformation
This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, integrative and multi-scale design and planning approach for adaptive urban transformation of fast urbanising deltas, taking the Pearl River Delta (China) as a case study. Deltaic areas are among the most promising regions in the world. Their strategic location and superior quality of their soils are core factors supporting both human development…
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- 978-3-030-89828-1
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- oer.unej.ac.id
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- The Urban Book Series
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- 307
Progress in Landslide Research and Technology, Volume 1 Issue 2, 2022
This open access book provides an overview of the progress in landslide research and technology and is part of a book series of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL). It gives an overview of recent progress in landslide research and technology for practical applications and the benefit for the society contributing to understanding and reducing landslide disaster risk.
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- Progress in Landslide Research and Technology
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- XVI, 475
Progress in Landslide Research and Technology, Volume 1 Issue 1, 2022
This open access book provides an overview of the progress in landslide research and technology and is part of a book series of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL). The book provides a common platform for the publication of recent progress in landslide research and technology for practical applications and the benefit for the society contributing to the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2…
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- Progress in Landslide Research and Technology
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- XXX, 474
Meteorological Tsunamis: The U.S. East Coast and Other Coastal Regions
The book encompasses a set of papers on meteorological tsunamis covering various aspects on this rare but potentially destructive multiresonant phenomenon. Altogether an editorial and 15 contributions are part of this book; eight of the contributions deal with different aspects of meteotsunamis along the U.S. East Coast and in the region of the Great Lakes, including one paper introducing a new…
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- 978-3-319-12711-8
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- VI, 306
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Meteorological Tsunamis: The U.S. East Coast and Other Coastal Regions
The book encompasses a set of papers on meteorological tsunamis covering various aspects on this rare but potentially destructive multiresonant phenomenon. Altogether an editorial and 15 contributions are part of this book; eight of the contributions deal with different aspects of meteotsunamis along the U.S. East Coast and in the region of the Great Lakes, including one paper introducing a new…
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- 978-3-319-12711-8
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- VI, 306
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Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa A Multidisciplinary Approach
Urbanisation and climate change are among the major challenges for sustainable development in Africa. The overall aim of this book is to present innovative approaches to vulnerability analysis and for enhancing the resilience of African cities against climate change-induced risks. Locally adapted IPCC climate change scenarios, which also consider possible changes in urban population, have been …
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- 978-3-319-03982-4
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The Demography of Disasters Impacts for Population and Place
This open access book provides worldwide examples demonstrating the importance of the interplay between demography and disasters in regions and spatially. It marks an advance in practical and theoretical insights for understanding the role of demography in planning for and mitigating impacts from disasters in developed nations. Both slow onset (like the of loss polar ice from climate change) an…
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Tohoku Recovery Challenges, Potentials and Future
The March 11 disaster in 2011, known as the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, caused extensive damage in various sectors. Through the recovery process, special lessons are being learned and applied in the affected region. This book attempts to draw lessons from different issues and sectors such as policy perspectives (both national and local), the role of international NGOs, fishing indu…
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- 978-4-431-55136-2
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