Coastal events

Disaster Prevention and Management

ISSN: 0965-3562

Article publication date: 1 August 2003

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Citation

(2003), "Coastal events", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 12 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2003.07312cae.002

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2003, MCB UP Limited


Coastal events

Engineered Coasts

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Increasing population, expanding industry and commerce, and tourism are placing added pressures on coastal zones. Through a series of case studies, this book illustrates the variety of changes already made along coastlines throughout the world. Examples of engineering projects along coastlines in China, Japan, The Netherlands, and the USA highlight activities associated with protection against coastal erosion, reclamation, and harbour construction.

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In a single night near the end of the nineteenth century, a gigantic hurricane ripped through the islands and lowlands of Georgia and South Carolina, USA, immediately killing as many as 2,000 people, and perhaps 1,000 more from injury, dehydration, starvation, and illness. Because it demonstrated to the nation that these storms were killers on land as well as at sea, this hurricane was instrumental in the development of organized disaster relief in the USA. The authors have gathered historical artefacts to explore the meaning of this event to those who struggled to survive its impact over 100 years ago.

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Human Links to Coastal Disasters

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The unique environment of the world's coasts, combined with the rapid rise in human habitation and coastal development, create a complex set of circumstances that place individuals and communities at risk. To date, most efforts to reduce coastal vulnerability have focused on the hazards, the built environment, or the biophysical environment. Human vulnerability is often the result of circumstances that place people at risk, reduce their means of response, or deny them protection. Reducing vulnerability is an integral concern in developing and evaluating disaster policies. This study explores disaster-resistant communities, starting with individual households and communities, and focuses on the human links with disaster preparedness, response, and mitigation.

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