Lessons from Hurricane Ike / edited by Philip B. Bedient.
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 194 p. :; col. ill., col. maps. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.