EVALUATION OF THE TSUNAMI VULNERABILITY IN THE COASTAL ECUADORIAN TOURIST CENTERS OF THE PENINSULAS OF BAHIA DE CARÁQUEZ AND SALINAS

EVALUATION OF THE TSUNAMI VULNERABILITY IN THE COASTAL ECUADORIAN TOURIST CENTERS OF THE PENINSULAS OF BAHIA DE CARÁQUEZ AND SALINAS

Potential occurrences of tsunamis are the main coastal hazards for the highly touristic peninsulas of Bahía de Caráquez and Salinas in Ecuador. Their hotel infrastructure is of top quality, in addition to having a significant population density at the natonal level. The current study aims to identif...

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Main Authors: Andres Sebastian Matheus-Medina, Theofilos Toulkeridis, Oswaldo Padilla-Almeida, Mario Cruz-D ́Howitt, Kervin Chunga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami Society International 2018-08-01
Series:Science of Tsunami Hazards
Subjects:
Tsunami
Vulnerability
Risk assessment
Evacuation plans
Ecuador
Online Access:http://www.tsunamisociety.org/373Matheus-MedinaEtAl.pdf

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