Natural and Man-Made Hazards: Proceedings of the International Symposium held at Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, 3—9 August, 1986

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Importance of Similarities Among Multiple Hazard Phenomena....Pages 3-7
Modelling Of Relationship Between Natural and Man-Made Hazards....Pages 9-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Hazards from Mass Movements in Mountain Regions....Pages 21-41
Earthquake Hazard and Risk in Canada....Pages 43-61
The 1985 Mexico Earthquake....Pages 63-79
Seismic Ground Motion and Damage Caused by Large Earthquakes in Nagoya, Japan....Pages 81-93
Seismic Risk Analysis Using Both Earthquake Data and Active Fault Data....Pages 95-108
A New Approach for a Quick Estimation of the Seismic Moment, Magnitude Mm?....Pages 109-124
The Effects of Seismic Activity on the Soils of the Charlevoix Area—Quebec, Canada....Pages 125-136
Evidence of the Occurrence and Magnitude of Terrestrial Landslides in Recent Saguenay Fjord Sediments....Pages 137-145
An Appraisal of Recent Geologic and Hydrologic Hazards in Nigeria....Pages 147-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Tsunami Research—A Review and New Concepts....Pages 163-170
Historical Tsunamis in the Pacific Basin....Pages 171-181
Risk Assessment of the Tsunami Hazard....Pages 183-191
High Energy Sedimentation in French Polynesia: Cyclone or Tsunami?....Pages 193-199
Tsunami Hazards in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada....Pages 201-213
Numerical Modelling of Atoll Reef Harbors....Pages 215-225
Long Wave Trapping by Axisymmetric Topographies....Pages 227-238
Mathematical Modelling of Global Storm Surges Problems....Pages 239-255
Storm Surges Along the East Coast of India....Pages 257-277
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Historical Changes of Storm Surge Disasters in Osaka....Pages 279-303
Negative Storm Surges on Canada’s East Coast....Pages 305-316
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
Drought: A Global Perspective....Pages 319-335
Hazards of Floods and Droughts in India....Pages 337-356
Review of Statistical Methods for Estimating Flood Risk with Special Emphasis on the Log Pearson Type 3 Distribution....Pages 357-367
Variation in the Indus River Discharges and their Hazards....Pages 369-375
Modelling the Natural and Anthropogenic Variations of the St. Lawrence Water Level....Pages 377-394
Choice of Water Level Elevation for the Design of Coastal Structures....Pages 395-410
A Hindcast of Winds, Waves, Water Levels, and Currents During Hurricane Gloria....Pages 411-426
Front Matter....Pages 427-427
Edge Waves and Ice Ride-Up On Shorelines....Pages 429-434
Iceberg Movement Prediction off the Canadian East Coast....Pages 435-462
Front Matter....Pages 463-463
Case Studies of Recent Environmental Hazards in the Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea....Pages 465-475
Productivity of the South Eastern Mediterranean....Pages 477-498
Man-Made Environmental Changes in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, and their Possible Impact on Inshore Fisheries....Pages 499-523
Effects on Mediterranean Lagoon Macrobenthos of a River Diversion: Assessment and Analytical Review....Pages 525-546
Natural and Anthropogenic Changes in the Bay of Fundy — Gulf of Maine — Georges Bank System....Pages 547-560
Front Matter....Pages 561-561
Problems of Sewage Pollution in Alexandria, Egypt....Pages 563-574
Oil Spill in the St. Lawrence Estuary: A Preliminary Approach to a Risk Estimation Model....Pages 575-588
Geotoxicology: Are Thermal Mercury and Sulfur Emissions Hazardous to Health?....Pages 589-597
Response to Accidental Release of Toxic Chemicals into the Atmosphere Using—AQPAC....Pages 599-608
Front Matter....Pages 561-561
Remote Sensing of Aerosol Size Distribution....Pages 609-618
Front Matter....Pages 619-619
Climatic Catastrophes: The Local and Global Effects of Greenhouse Gases and Nuclear Winter....Pages 621-633
On the Effects of Increased Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere on Temperature and Precipitation in Western Canada....Pages 635-642
The Interactive Effects of Large Injections of Smoke, Dust and No x on Atmospheric Temperature and Ozone Structure and Surface Climate....Pages 643-668
A Regional Study of Impacts on Residential Heating Energy Requirements Due to C0 2 Induced Climate Change in Ontario....Pages 669-682
Acid Precipitation: a Catastrophic Threat to the Environment....Pages 683-694
Numerical Simulation of the Transport of Radioactive Cloud from the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident....Pages 695-708
Estimation of the Wind Hazard in Tropical Cyclone Regions....Pages 709-725
The Effects of The Cyclones of 1983 on The Atolls of The Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia)....Pages 727-741
The Tornado Hazard in Canada....Pages 743-748
Front Matter....Pages 749-749
Forecasting Volcanic Eruptive Disasters....Pages 751-772
Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific: An Example Of International Cooperation....Pages 773-780
A Program for the Mitigation Of Earthquake Effects in the Andean Region (Project Sisra)....Pages 781-786
Earthquake Hazard Prevention and Mitigation in the West African Sub-Region....Pages 787-797
Bhopal: Lessons for Canada....Pages 799-804
Physical Planning for Multi-Hazard Mitigation....Pages 805-816
Front Matter....Pages 817-817
(A)Summary of Symposium....Pages 819-839
Back Matter....Pages 819-894