Seismic Microzonation using Remote Sensing and GIS: Earthquake disaster management of Coimbatore district - A modern approach - Softcover

Kochukrishnan K., Aneesh; Kumar, Kartic

 
9783659221279: Seismic Microzonation using Remote Sensing and GIS: Earthquake disaster management of Coimbatore district - A modern approach
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3659221279 ISBN 13: 9783659221279
Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Disaster management projects are inseparable for the sustainable development of a any nation. GIS is a powerful tool for such projects. A well-designed disaster mitigation and preparedness programme is certainly a very effective tool in reducing the effects from an earthquake disaster. This study is for the Seismic Microzonation of Coimbatore district. "How to develop a Seismic Microzonation map?" The main objective of this study is to develop the Seismic Microzonation map. Seismic Microzonation falls into the category of “Applied research”. Very preliminary process of reducing the effects of earthquake is by assessing the hazard itself. GIS is a very powerful tool for handling and processing of spatial and non-spatial data. The district has been divided in to 5 zones such as very high, high, moderate, less moderate and least based on the possible threat to earthquakes. The vulnerability of the major locations is reported.

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Verlag
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
3659221279
ISBN 13 
9783659221279
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Anzahl der Seiten
72
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