Protection of Coastal Areas
from Tsunami Impact
Annotated Bibliography by
Rodrigo Zeledon
September 22, 2005
Allsop, N. W. H. (2002) Breakwaters, coastal structures and
coastlines: Proceedings of the international conference organized by the
Institution of Civil Engineers and held in
Techniques for the engineering of sea
walls that might be able to withstand extreme forces, development of new techniques
for building sea walls as well as for monitoring them. This source would help
in the design of sea barriers that could be strong enough to deflect, minimize
or withstand the force of a tsunami.
Beranzoli, Laura, Favali, Paolo,
& Smriglio, Guiseppe
(2002) Science-technology synergy for research in the marine environment:
Challenges for the XXI Century. Elsevier,
Development of deep-sea observatories
to detect and monitor tsunamis as well as a study of
Blackford, M., & Kanamori,
H. (1995). Tsunami warning system workshop report. Meteorological & Geoastrophysical
Abstracts database. National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 19,
2005.
Report from a workshop designed to
lessen the risk of tsunami damage, as well as to improve the existing tsunami
warning system. Includes information on tsunami flooding in
communities at risk. This source can help in the
development of city structures that would be resistant to tsunamis or to the
flooding, as well as in the development of the actual system for warning and
evacuation.
Bryant,
E. (2001) Tsunami -- the underrated hazard. Meteorological
& Geoastrophysical Abstracts database.
Information on
tsunami formation and impact, as well as information on past events that have
caused tsunamis. This aids in the design of tsunami barriers, as it explains the
forces at play and the magnitudes of tsunamis in the past.
Cox,
Doak Carey (1965) Physically
feasible means for protecting
Recommendations for the protection of
the city of
Dalrymple, Robert A., & Kriebel, David L. (2005) Lessons in Engineering from the Tsunami
in
Paper that
takes the lessons from the 2004 tsunami and proposes protection and prevention
strategies. Includes discussion of sea walls and other
means of force deflection. This source greatly aids in the development
of tsunami resistant structures that could have been implemented in the 2004
tsunami.
Dengler, L. (1998) Strategic implementation plan for tsunami mitigation
projects Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
database. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. Retrieved September 19, 2005.
Plan put together by the NTHMP to
improve existing early-detection systems as well as to reduce the risk of
tsunamis in coastal regions of the
Coastal hazard
management, design of coastal defenses,
Hamzah, M. A., Mase, Hajime, &Takayama, Tomotsuka (2000) Simulation and Experiment of Hydrodynamic
Pressure on a Tsunami Barrier.
Coastal Engineering, 1501-1507.
Conference
proceeding paper part of the American Society of Civil Engineers database. This paper
describes the tests that have been done on the existing tsunami barriers and
proves their worth and effectiveness. This can be used to develop better
engineered walls or search for alternative methods.
Kamel, Adel M. (1970, November) Laboratory Study for Design of
Tsunami Barrier. Journal of the Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering
Division, 96-4, 767-779.
Lab paper that,
through analysis of the existing barrier in Hilo
Strategies
and techniques used in
Nakamura, S. (1987). A note on numerical evaluation
of tsunami threats by simple hydrodynamic and stochastic models referring
to historical descriptions. Annuals of the Disaster Prevention
Research Institute,
Describes past tsunamis and determines
a way to numerically evaluate them. Also evaluates tsunami protection works.
This paper can be used as a basis for the development of proper tsunami
barriers and adequate protection systems in cities that might be at risk.
National
Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (2001) Designing for tsunamis: Background
papers.
Part of a
project by the NTHMP to lessen the risk of devastation through tsunamis. Includes description of the risk involved, land use framework at a
state and local level and building design strategies. This paper is a
brief outline of the requirements for building adequate protection systems.
National
Tsunami Mitigation Program (2001) Designing for Tsunamis: Seven principles for
planning and designing for tsunami hazards.
A manual for
the design and construction of structures in areas where the risk of a tsunami
represents a major threat to populated areas. Includes ideas for what to do in case of a tsunami and how to
develop tsunami resistant housing.
National Working Group in
Description of past measures taken in
Platt,
Rutherford H., Pelczarski, Sheila G., & Burbank,
Barbara K. R. (1987) Cities on the beach: Management issues of developed
coastal barriers. Dept. of Geography,
Book on the use and maintenance of coastal barriers as well as
details of their use in several example cities. This can be
used to develop models for adequate barriers, as well as plans for their
upkeep in sparsely populated or inaccessible areas.
Raman,
Sunil (2005) Tsunami villagers give thanks to trees. BBC
World News Online. Retrieved on Sept. 22, 2005 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4269847.stm
The story of a town in
Tsuchiya,
Yoshito, & Shuto,
Nobuo (1995) Tsunami: Progress in prediction, disaster prevention,
and warning. Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Dordrecht, Boston.
Papers from Tsunami Symposium '93, including research on the
propagation of tsunami waves, prevention strategies and warning systems. Useful in the study of how tsunamis impact the coast, so as to be able
to develop adequate protection systems.
Case
studies of past tsunamis and techniques for the development of tsunami
resistant structures. Useful in the development of protective
measures, when the impact of past tsunamis is a good indication of the magnitude
of a future one.
Wiegel, Robert L. (March 5, 1965) Protection of Crescent City,
California from tsunami waves.
Report by R.
L. Wiegel to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Crescent City, dealing with the threat of tsunamis. This plan to protect
the city serves as a model for the protection of other cities via an improved version
of what was done in
Fox Point Hurricane Barrier. Retrieved
on October 23, 2005 from http://providenceri.com/publicworks/hurricane/
A
website dedicated to the hurricane barrier at Fox Point, RI. This barrier
keeps the city from flooding as it used to in the times before the wall.
It has 3 openings for boats that can be closed.
Mangrove Action Project. Retrieved
on October 23, 2005 from
Stories
about communities that survived the 2004 tsunami.
