Title: Enduring geohazards in the Caribbean : moving from the reactive to the proactive /
Authors: Baban, Serwan M. J.; University of the West Indies (Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago)
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Landslide hazard analysis Caribbean Area Congresses.; Landslides Caribbean Area Prevention Congresses.; Flood damage prevention Caribbean Area Congresses.; Natural disasters Risk assessment Caribbean Area Congresses.; Hazard mitigation Caribbean Area Congresses.; Natural disaster warning systems Caribbean Area Congresses.; Emergency management Caribbean Area Congresses.
Contents: Enduring landslides and floods in the Caribbean Region -- Modelling landslides in tropical environments -- Planning for hillside terrains -- Developing a GIS-based landslide susceptibility map for tropical mountainous environment -- Using GIS for flood management and mitigation in Trinidad and Tobago -- Using GIS for flood risk assessment and flood sensitivity maps for a watershed in Trinidad and Tobago -- A new examination of floods in the region: debris floods and debris flows in the Caribbean -- Mapping flood-prone areas: a geoinformatics approach -- Developing a proactive approach to geohazards management in Trinidad and Tobago -- Issues in flood risk management -- REcognizing and managing unstable slopes in Trinidad and Tobago -- Developing early warning systems for managing geohazards in the Caribbean -- Beyond humanitarianism: building resilient communities, revisiting the development dialogue.