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BL
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864160
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Khan, Ansar, (Geographer)
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Coastal risk assessment : : a comprehensive framework for the Bay of Bengal /\ Ansar Khan, Soumendu Chatterjee.
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| Publication Statement
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Cham, Switzerland :: Springer,, 2018.
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| Series Statement
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SpringerBriefs in oceanography,
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1 online resource (xx, 86 pages) :: illustrations (some color)
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| ISBN
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331969992X
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: 9783319699929
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3319699911
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9783319699912
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; 1 Coastal Risk: Concepts and Background; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Rationale for Coastal Risk Assessment; 1.3 Conceptualizing Risk; 1.4 Techniques for Monitoring and Assessment; 1.5 Bay of Bengal Coastal Region of India and Hazards; 1.5.1 Location and Geographical Extent; 1.5.2 East Coast Environment; 1.5.3 Hazards and Climate Change Adaptation in East Coast; 1.6 The Coast of Sagar Island-A Case Study; 1.7 Conclusion; References; 2 Hazard Analysis; 2.1 Introduction.
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2.2 Hazard Identification and Prioritization2.3 Assessing Hazards and Their Impacts; 2.3.1 Hazard Probability; 2.3.2 Hazard Severity; 2.4 Case Study: The Example of Sagar Island, Sundarbans; 2.5 Conclusion; References; 3 Quantification of Vulnerability; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Exposure to Hazards; 3.3 Appraising Community Vulnerability; 3.4 Case Study: The Example of Sagar Island, Sundarbans; References; 4 Measuring Capacity; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Assessment of Social Capacity; 4.3 Case Study: The Example of Sagar Island, Sundarbans; 4.4 Conclusion; References; 5 Coastal Risk Mapping.
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5.1 Introduction5.2 Building Coastal Risk Index; 5.3 Coastal Risk Reduction; 5.4 Advocacy Issues; 5.5 Human Perception; 5.6 Limitations of Applicability; 5.7 Case Study: The Example of Sagar Island, Sundarbans; 5.8 Conclusion; References; Appendix; Index.
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| Abstract
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This book discusses how to collect data and analyze databases in order to map risk zones, and contributes to developing a conceptual framework for coastal risk assessment. Further, the book primarily focuses on a specific case study: the Bay of Bengal along the southeastern coast of India. The dramatic rise in losses and casualties due to natural disasters like wind, storm-surge-induced flooding, seismic hazards and tsunami incidence along this coast over the past few decades has prompted a major national scientific initiative investigating the probable causes and possible mitigation strategies. As such, geoscientists are called upon to analyze the coastal hazards by anticipating the changes in and impacts of extreme weather hazards on the Bay of Bengal coasts as a result of global climate change and local sea-level change.
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Coastal zone management-- Bengal, Bay of.
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Ecological risk assessment-- Bengal, Bay of.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Real Estate-- General.
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Climate change.
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Coastal zone management.
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Ecological risk assessment.
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Environmental management.
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Natural disasters.
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Physical geography topography.
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Bay of Bengal.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.91/70916564
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QH541.15.R57
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| Added Entry
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Chatterjee, Soumendu
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