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courtesy Books

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A book that gives advice to aspiring young courtiers in etiquette and other aspects of behaviour expected at royal or noble courts. This kind of work—sometimes written in verse—first ...

Tsunami Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies

Tsunami Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies   Reference library

James D. Goltz and Katsuya Yamori

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards Governance

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2020
Subject:
Science and technology, Earth Sciences and Geography, Social sciences, Environment
Length:
10,203 words
Illustration(s):
17

...from propagating inland via rivers and other waterways. Ground motion sensors activate some automatically, and others must be manually opened by response agencies (see Figure 7d ). Figure 7a. Seawall used to protect a coastal town against tsunami inundation in Japan. Source: Courtesy of River Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan. Figure 7b. Breakwater constructed at the mouth of Kamaishi Bay to prevent tsunami inundation from the Pacific Ocean. Source: Japan Probe. Figure 7c. Terapods protecting a marina in Crete, Greece. Source: ...

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