Lessons from Hurricane Ike [electronic resource] / edited by Philip B. Bedient.
Contributor(s): Bedient, Philip B | ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press, 2012Edition: 1st ed.Description: viii, 194 p. : col. ill., col. maps.Subject(s): Hurricane Ike, 2008 | Hurricanes -- Texas -- Gulf Coast | Hurricane protection -- Texas -- Gulf Coast | Emergency management -- Texas -- Gulf Coast | Storm surges -- Texas -- Gulf CoastGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 363.34/922097641 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
An introduction to Gulf Coast severe storms and hurricanes / Philip Bedient and Antonia Sebastian -- Hurricane Ike / Philip Bedient and Antonia Sebastian -- A brief introduction to the meteorology of tropical cyclones / Jeffrey Lindner -- Flood prediction and flood warning systems / Jeffrey Lindner, David C. Schwertz, Philip Bedient, and Zheng Fang -- Predicting storm surge / Clint Dawson and Jennifer Proft -- Using social vulnerability mapping to enhance coastal community resiliency / Walter Gillis Peacock, Shannon Van Zandt, Dustin Henry, Himanshu Grover, and Wesley Highfield -- Emergency management and the public / Bill Wheeler -- Emergency evacuation and transportation planning / Carol Abel Lewis -- Lessons in bridge infrastructure vulnerability / Jamie E. Padgett and Matthew Stearns -- Hurricane impacts on critical infrastructures / Hanadi S. Rifai -- Land use change and increased vulnerability / Samuel David Brody -- Steps to the future / Jim Blackburn, Tom Colbert, and Kevin Shanley.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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