Modelling coastal vulnerability : design and evaluation of a vulnerability model for tropical storms and floods /
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Author / Creator: | Marchand, M. (Marcel) |
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Imprint: | Amsterdam : IOS Press, ©2009. |
Description: | 1 online resource (x, 247 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Language: | English |
Series: | Deltares select series, 1877-5608 ; 05 Deltares select series ; v. 5. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11205673 |
Table of Contents:
- Title page; Preface; Contents; Summary; Samenvatting; Introduction; Coastal hazards, damage and human suffering; Coastal vulnerability and disaster management; The need for new knowledge and tools; The differential nature of vulnerability; Research objective; Research questions; The research strategy; Structure of the thesis; Part 1: Describing the Experience; Design and application of an Expert Decision Support System (EDSS) for coastal Andhra Pradesh; Part 2: Literature Study; Defining vulnerability; Choices in integrated modelling; Policy Analysis: linking context with content.