Tsunamis: Some pre-emptive disaster planning and management issues for consideration by the construction industry

Structural Survey

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 378-396

  Pheng, Low Sui ^a   Raphael, Benny ^a   Kit, Wong Kwan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Contingency planning; Earthquakes; Natural disasters; Singapore; Tidal waves

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENCY PLANNING; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DISASTER PLANNING; LOSS OF LIFE; MANAGEMENT ISSUES; NATURAL DISASTERS; SINGAPORE; TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEMS;

BUILDING CODES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE;

TSUNAMIS;

EID: 33750311906     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630800610711979     Document Type: Review

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