Assessment and management of coastal multi-hazard vulnerability along the Cuddalore-Villupuram, east coast of India using geospatial techniques

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 302-311

  Mahendra, R S ^a   Mohanty, P C ^a   Bisoyi, H ^a   Kumar, T Srinivasa ^a   Nayak, S ^b  

^a INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES   (India)

^b MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECTED AREA; BUILDING LEVELS; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL TOPOGRAPHY; CRITICAL INFORMATION; EAST COAST; EVACUATION PROCESS; GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES; HAZARD ZONES; HIGH RESOLUTION; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MEAN RECURRENCE INTERVALS; MULTI-HAZARDS; MULTIPLE HAZARDS; REMOTE SENSING AND GIS; RETURN PERIODS; RISK MAPS; RIVER SYSTEMS; SEA LEVEL RISE; SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA; STORM SURGES; STUDY AREAS; TAMIL NADU; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS; VULNERABILITY MAPS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; DECISION MAKING; EROSION; RATING; REMOTE SENSING; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; TSUNAMIS;

HAZARDS;

COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; GIS; PROBABILITY; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER SYSTEM; VULNERABILITY;

CUDDALORE; INDIA; PUDUCHERRY; TAMIL NADU; VILLUPURAM;

EID: 79951672568     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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