ISSN:
1573-0840
Keywords:
tsunami risk
;
land management
;
Greece
;
Crete
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
,
Geography
,
Geosciences
Notes:
Abstract The area of northern Crete, South Aegean, Greece, has been struck by large tsunami waves in the past (e.g., 1650, 1956), and it is likely that similar tsunamis will occur in the future. A 6 km coastal segment to the west of Heraklion city, northern Crete, was selected for the development of a Tsunami Risk Management Pilot Study. The methodology applied incorporated three consecutive stages: (1) collection and analysis of data related to the physical planning, (2) semi-quantitative description of the potential impacts of a characteristic, extreme tsunami, (3) development of a series of approaches for taking prevention and mitigation measures. The steps taken in the three methodological stages were printed on a series of 12 thematic maps of 1 : 10,000 scale which included information about the geographic variation of (a) physical planning parameters describing the existing situation in the investigated area, (b) the characteristic tsunami features on land, and (c) the tsunami hazard impact and damage potential. Eventually the types of, and the locations where, various counter measures are required, were defined.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008070306156
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