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086 _a00153-UNESCO
245 _aTsunami risk assessment and mitigation for the Indian Ocean: knowing your tsunami risk and what to do about it
260 _bUNESCO
260 _aParis
260 _c2009
270 _dFrance
300 _a81 p.
300 _bill., tbls.
520 _aPresents guidelines which aim to facilitate the assessment and mitigation of risks from tsunamis to coastal communities, their infrastructure and other supporting systems, as a necessary complement to various detection and warning systems under development for Indian Ocean countries within IOTWS. Describes procedures for assessing and improving awareness of the tsunami hazard and for assessing coastal communities vulnerabilities and deficiencies in preparedness. Provide recommendations for practice in the management of risks.
556 _aGeneral
650 _aRISK
650 _aINDIAN OCEAN
650 _aUNCERTAINTY
650 _aRECOMMENDATIONS
650 _aNATURAL DISASTERS
650 _aDISASTER PREPAREDNESS
650 _aUNESCO
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