Integrated approach for coastal hazards and risks in Sri Lanka
The devastating impact of the tsunami of 26 December 2004 on the shores of the Indian Ocean recalled the importance of knowledge and the taking into account of coastal hazards. Sri Lanka was one of the countries most affected by this tsunami (e.g. 30 000 dead, 1 million people homeless and 70% of th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/8/577/2008/nhess-8-577-2008.pdf |