02574nam a2200397 a 4500 ebr10561941 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 111201s2012 txuab sb 001 0 eng d 2011049844 9781603445887 (flexbound (with flaps) : alk. paper) 1603445889 (flexbound (with flaps) : alk. paper) 9781603447362 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)794003709 n-us-tx HV636.T4 L47 2012eb 363.34/922097641 23 Lessons from Hurricane Ike [electronic resource] / edited by Philip B. Bedient. 1st ed. College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press, 2012. viii, 194 p. : col. ill., col. maps. Includes bibliographical references and index. An introduction to Gulf Coast severe storms and hurricanes / Philip Bedient and Antonia Sebastian -- Hurricane Ike / Philip Bedient and Antonia Sebastian -- A brief introduction to the meteorology of tropical cyclones / Jeffrey Lindner -- Flood prediction and flood warning systems / Jeffrey Lindner, David C. Schwertz, Philip Bedient, and Zheng Fang -- Predicting storm surge / Clint Dawson and Jennifer Proft -- Using social vulnerability mapping to enhance coastal community resiliency / Walter Gillis Peacock, Shannon Van Zandt, Dustin Henry, Himanshu Grover, and Wesley Highfield -- Emergency management and the public / Bill Wheeler -- Emergency evacuation and transportation planning / Carol Abel Lewis -- Lessons in bridge infrastructure vulnerability / Jamie E. Padgett and Matthew Stearns -- Hurricane impacts on critical infrastructures / Hanadi S. Rifai -- Land use change and increased vulnerability / Samuel David Brody -- Steps to the future / Jim Blackburn, Tom Colbert, and Kevin Shanley. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Hurricane Ike, 2008. Hurricanes Texas Gulf Coast. Hurricane protection Texas Gulf Coast. Emergency management Texas Gulf Coast. Storm surges Texas Gulf Coast. Electronic books. local Bedient, Philip B., 1948- ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10561941 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 94750 94750