Coastal Disasters and Climate Change in Vietnam: Engineering and Planning Perspectives

Coastal Disasters and Climate Change in Vietnam is the first book to focus specifically on natural hazards and climate change in Vietnam. The book examines threats such as tropical cyclones, sea-level rise, flooding, erosion, and salinity intrusion, and their respective effects on coastal structures and environments. It also looks at crucial management and mitigation efforts, including breakwater design, irrigation systems, coastal dunes and dikes, and more. The challenges faced by this country in the future will have important regional and global repercussions; areas such as the Mekong Delta produce a significant proportion of the world's rice, and coastal impacts on this region will have far-reaching economic and public health effects. This book is an important source of information for government and local policy makers, environmental and climate scientists, and engineers. Broad coverage of climate challenges specific to the region, including sea-level rise, storms, erosion, and moreAssessments of impact on, and effects of, economic development and port constructionExamination of public policy responses to climate change INDICE: Introduction. The Challenges of Natural Disasters in VietnamChapter 1. Economic Development, Port Construction and Natural HazardsChapter 2. Tsunami Risk along the Vietnamese CoastlineChapter 3. Projections of Future Climate Change in VietnamChapter 4. Tropical Cyclones in Southern VietnamChapter 5. Tropical Cyclones Damage on Coastal DefencesChapter 6. Coastal Structures and Breakwaters in VietnamChapter 7. Coastal Risks and Design Standards of Coastal Defences in VietnamChapter 8. Climate Change and the Use of Bamboo BreakwatersChapter 9. Climate Change and Water Resources Management in Coastal Areas of VietnamChapter 10. Impact of Typhoons on Coastal Dunes and Dikes in VietnamChapter 11. Assessment of Vietnam Coastal ErosionChapter 12. Salinity Intrusion in VietnamChapter 13. Vulnerability of Urban Areas in Lower Mekong to Flood in the Course of Sea-level RiseChapter 14. Climate Change, Sea-level Rise, Saline Intrusion and Irrigation Systems in MekongChapter 15. Possible Impacts of Sea-water Intrusion and Strategies for Water Management in Coastal Areas in the Vietnamese Mekong DeltaChapter 16. Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation as a New Policy Arrangement in VietnamChapter 17. Sea-level Rise and its Implication for Vietnamese Maritime Zones around the Mekong DeltaChapter 18. Coastal Erosion in the Red River Delta

• ISBN: 978-0-12-810172-8
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Fecha Publicación: 30/10/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés