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Lessons from Hurricane Ike
Bedient, Philip B.. Ed(S): Bedient, Philip B.
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Description for Lessons from Hurricane Ike
Paperback. Editor(s): Bedient, Philip B. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; RBP; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 207 x 20. Weight in Grams: 864.
If Hurricane Ike had made landfall just fifty miles down the Texas coast, the devastation and death caused by what was already one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history would have quadrupled. Ike made everyone realize just how exposed and vulnerable the Houston-Galveston area is in the face of a major storm. What is done to address this vulnerability will shape the economic, social, and environmental landscape of the region for decades to come. In Lessons from Hurricane Ike , Philip Bedient and the research team at the Severe Storm Prediction, Education, and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center ... Read more
If Hurricane Ike had made landfall just fifty miles down the Texas coast, the devastation and death caused by what was already one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history would have quadrupled. Ike made everyone realize just how exposed and vulnerable the Houston-Galveston area is in the face of a major storm. What is done to address this vulnerability will shape the economic, social, and environmental landscape of the region for decades to come. In Lessons from Hurricane Ike , Philip Bedient and the research team at the Severe Storm Prediction, Education, and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781603445887
SKU
V9781603445887
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About Bedient, Philip B.. Ed(S): Bedient, Philip B.
Philip Bedient is Herman Brown Professor of Engineering at Rice University, where he also directs the sspeed Center, a multi-university–based research and education institute. Specializing in surface and groundwater hydrology and flood prediction systems, he has written more than 180 articles and is co-author of two textbooks (on hydrology and floodplain analysis and on groundwater contamination). He received his PhD ... Read more
Reviews for Lessons from Hurricane Ike
"Three storms from the first decade of the new millennium, Allison, Rita, and Ike, exposed vulnerabilities to the highly developed upper Texas Gulf Coast from the impacts of tropical cyclones. Lessons from Hurricane Ike provides an excellent overview of the scientific, societal, and economic challenges facing our area as a result of Ike. This book should be read by anyone ... Read more