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ONLINE

1st ed.

College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press, 2012

1 online resource (viii, 194 p.) : col. ill., col. maps

ISBN 9781603447362 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 1603445889 (flexbound (with flaps) : alk. paper)

ISBN 9781603445887 (flexbound (with flaps) : alk. paper)

Includes bibliographical references and index

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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(OCoLC)809317593