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This monograph is a compilation of a number of research studies presented in fourteen chapters dealing with the impact and restoration of coastal environments that have been affected by earthquakes and tsunamis. The focus is mainly on rivers, estuaries, coastal lagoons, beaches, and related ecosystems. In addition to direct impact and response due to flooding and subsequent abrasion, this publication covers physical, chemical and biological responses in coastal morphology, water quality and ecosystems and includes also topics dealing with risk reduction and vulnerability. This compilation mainly covers examples from large magnitude earthquake and tsunami events in the Indian and Pacific Ocean that are complemented with other events in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. Comprehensive descriptions of multi-scale impacts of tsunami and earthquake events, both spatially and temporally, will help the reader to understand the complicated interactions which occur in coastal zones in order to create a sustainable, resilient environment and achieve a society with smart post-event recovery planning. This book is aimed at researchers and students in coastal science and engineering as well as at policy makers, environmental planners and coastal managers.

Physical Geography --- Geography --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Tsunamis. --- Earthquakes. --- Coasts. --- Coastal landforms --- Coastal zones --- Coastlines --- Quakes (Earthquakes) --- Earthquake sea waves --- Seismic sea waves --- Seismic surges --- Tidal waves --- Tunamis --- Landforms --- Seashore --- Earth movements --- Natural disasters --- Seismology --- Ocean waves --- Geology. --- Oceanography. --- Ecology. --- Coastal Sciences. --- Natural Hazards. --- Environmental Science and Engineering. --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Oceanography, Physical --- Oceanology --- Physical oceanography --- Thalassography --- Earth sciences --- Marine sciences --- Ocean --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Natural history --- Ecology --- Natural disasters. --- Environmental sciences. --- Ecology . --- Environmental science --- Science --- Natural calamities --- Disasters

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This monograph focuses on a variety of topics related to reconstruction and restoration in post-tsunami conditions. Aspects such as coastal engineering, early warning systems and technological approaches, urban planning and settlements relocation, socio-economic redevelopment and policy, coastal ecosystems and agricultural redevelopment as well as pollution assessment are included. The reader will benefit from the various case-studies drawn from a number of countries hit by the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean and the Great East Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011 in Japan. This book will appeal to scientists and scholars, decision makers, students and practitioners interested in post-tsunami reconstruction and restoration processes.

Earth Sciences. --- Natural Hazards. --- Environmental Science and Engineering. --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Engineering, general. --- Environment, general. --- Geography. --- Geology. --- Regional planning. --- Engineering. --- Environmental sciences. --- Géographie --- Géologie --- Aménagement du territoire --- Ingénierie --- Sciences de l'environnement --- Tsunami damage. --- Tsunami relief. --- Tsunamis. --- Geography --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Physical Geography --- Damage, Tsunami --- Earthquake sea waves --- Seismic sea waves --- Seismic surges --- Tidal waves --- Tunamis --- Earth sciences. --- Natural disasters. --- Urban planning. --- Environment. --- Disaster relief --- Natural disasters --- Ocean waves --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Environmental science --- Science --- Regional development --- Regional planning --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Government policy --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Management --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology

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This book is a collective effort by world experts, bringing together assorted contributions presented during the Ocean Science Session OS-017, of the AOGS-AGU Joint Assembly held in Singapore in 2012 (the Asia Tsunami and Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami events) and other conferences. The chapters cover assessment, evaluation,  forecast, policy and lessons learned as well as environmental and societal impacts of the latest tsunamis that occurred in the Indian Ocean in 2004 and the Pacific Ocean in Japan 2011 as well as the Central Pacific Ocean in 2012. The book is aimed at experts, scientists and decision makers as well as students seeking recent updated information, knowledge and experiences to better understand, quantify, forecast and protect coastal water resources, ecosystems, communities and human settlements which are often affected by tsunamis.

Geophysics --- Meteorology. Climatology --- Geology. Earth sciences --- Hydrobiology --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Hunting. Fishery. Aquaculture --- Geography --- aquacultuur --- milieukunde --- tsunami --- water --- wetenschappen --- geografie --- geologie --- natuurrampen