Download or read book Coastal Flood Hazard of the North Shore Oahu written by Scudder, Richard James and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Flood Hazard Information Island of Hawaii written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Honolulu District and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Living on the Shores of Hawaii written by Charles H. Fletcher and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2010-12-31 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rarely a day goes by in Hawai‘i without the media reporting on environmental issues stemming from public debate. Will the proposed housing development block my access to the beach? Is the rising sea level going to cause flooding where I live? How does overfishing damage the reef? Is the water clean where I surf? Living on the Shores of Hawai‘i discusses the paradox of environmental loss under a management system considered by many to be one of the most stringent in the nation. It reviews a wide range of environmental concerns in Hawai‘i with an eye toward resolution by focusing on "place-based" management, a theme consistent with—and borrowing from—the Hawaiian ahupua‘a system. After describing a typical situation in Hawai‘i where a sandy beach is lost because a seawall has been built to protect a poorly sited home, the authors step back in time to trace land-use practices before and after the arrival of Westerners and the increased tempo of destruction following the latter. They go on to discuss volcanoes and the risk of placing homes in locations vulnerable to natural hazards and the potential dangers of earthquakes and tsunamis to a complacent public. Water issues, including scarcity, flooding, and pollution, are surveyed, as well as climate change and the possible outcomes of projected sea rise for Hawai‘i. The authors explain coastal erosion and beach loss and the problems of overfishing and ocean acidification. Later chapters assess residents’ risks to hurricanes, offering mitigation techniques, and provide a summary and some management conclusions. As tensions increase because of conflicting standards, misunderstandings, and contradictory ideals and actions, we put our economy and quality of life at risk. Sound decision-making begins with asking the right questions. This book addresses these questions within the context of sustainability and thus their influence on the future of Hawai‘i.

Download or read book Hawaii Coastal Hazard Mitigation Guidebook written by Dennis Hwang and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hurricane Iwa Experience and Coastal Flood Hazard Estimation in Hawaii written by Doak Carey Cox and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Human Ecology of Coastal Flood Hazard in Megalopolis written by Ian Burton and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Human Ecology of Coastal Flood Hazard in Megalopolis written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Preparing for Hurricanes and Coastal Flooding written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The New Year s Eve Flood on Oahu Hawaii written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The flood that greeted the new year in 1988 brought home the uncomfortable realization that many suburban areas of eastern Oahu are at risk from sudden and, in some cases, unpredictable flooding. Torrential rains fell over the southeastern portion of the island on New Year's Eve, precipitating major flooding in several suburban neighborhoods and resulting in $34 million in damages. Neither the current meteorological capabilities nor the present flood control structures for the Oahu area proved adequate to predict or control the deluge. This book documents and analyzes the meteorological conditions leading to the torrential rains, the causes and patterns of flooding, the performance of flood control structures in affected areas, the extent of damages, and the effectiveness of the local emergency response and recovery actions. Conclusions and recommendations are drawn from the analyses.

Download or read book Hawai i Coral Reef Inventory Island of O ahu O C R I written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partial coverage of Hawai'i coral reef inventory for the island of O'ahu. Includes Part A Introduction and Part B Sectional Map Descriptions covering windward and north coasts conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to assist government agencies on the use of coral reef resources.

Download or read book HIG Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Flood Hazard Information Island of Hawaii written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Honolulu District and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ocean Issues written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Natural Hazard Management in Coastal Areas written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book River and Harbor Flood Control and Beach Erosion Control Projects in the State of Hawaii written by Stephen Marvin Young and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report to the Unites Senate from the Committee on Public Works of the State of Hawaii on flood and erosion control pertaining to Hawaii's rivers, harbor and beaches.

Download or read book Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008 written by Louise Wallendorf and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 1060 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008 contains 90 papers presented at the conference held from April 13-16, 2008 in Turtle Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. The papers include state-of-the-art information on: sea-level rise, hurricanes and storm surge, coastal inundation and flooding, shoreline erosion and beach nourishment, shoreline management, coastal hazard mitigation, vulnerability of coastal structures, marine facilities, and social science/coastal disasters. This proceedings will be valuable to engineers, managers, planners, scientists, geologists, economists, oceanographers, and meteorologists working in the coastal zone. The papers from this conference have been published by ASCE in two separate books; the other collection is titled Solutions to Coastal Disasters: Tsunamis 2008.