Enduring geohazards in the Caribbean : moving from the reactive to the proactive / edited by Serwan M.J. Baban.

Proceedings from the workshop "Enduring Geohazards (Landslides and Floods) in the Caribbean Region," held at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, on Dec. 8, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references.

Enduring landslides and floods in the Caribbean Region -- Modelling landslides in tropical environments -- Planning for hillside terrains -- Developing a GIS-based landslide susceptibility map for tropical mountainous environment -- Using GIS for flood management and mitigation in Trinidad and Tobago -- Using GIS for flood risk assessment and flood sensitivity maps for a watershed in Trinidad and Tobago -- A new examination of floods in the region: debris floods and debris flows in the Caribbean -- Mapping flood-prone areas: a geoinformatics approach -- Developing a proactive approach to geohazards management in Trinidad and Tobago -- Issues in flood risk management -- REcognizing and managing unstable slopes in Trinidad and Tobago -- Developing early warning systems for managing geohazards in the Caribbean -- Beyond humanitarianism: building resilient communities, revisiting the development dialogue.

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