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1 online resource (xi, 256 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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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 environment -- 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: debris floods and debris flows in the Caribbean -- Mapping flood-prone areas: a geoinformatics approach -- 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: building resilient communities, revisiting the development dialogue |
| Notes |
Proceedings from the workshop "Enduring Geohazards (Landslides and Floods) in the Caribbean Region," held at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, on Dec. 8, 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Flood damage prevention -- Caribbean Area -- Congresses
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Hazard mitigation -- Caribbean Area -- Congresses
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Landslides -- Caribbean Area -- Prevention -- Congresses
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NATURE -- Natural Disasters.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief.
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Flood damage prevention
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Hazard mitigation
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Landslides -- Prevention
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Caribbean Area
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Baban, Serwan M. J.
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University of the West Indies (Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago)
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| ISBN |
9781435689749 |
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1435689747 |
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