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Public agency to flood hazard in South Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Paine, Merlyn
Abstract:: South Corvallis, located at the conjunction of the Mary's and Willamette Rivers, experiences frequent flooding; damage resulting from flooding increases yearly as the land is progressively developed. Though large structural projects have been constructed above Corvallis on the Willamette River, the flood threat has not been eliminated. Flood behavior in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

A land use approach to flood hazard mitigation, Waldport, Oregon

Creator:: Kistler, Raymond J.
Abstract:: The City of Waldport, Oregon, has been periodically exposed to the effects of marine flooding and erosion. Consequent to the erosion of the Alsea Bay sandspit during the fall of 1985, one Waldport residential neighborhood was faced with the imminent threat of serious marine flood inundation. This study includes a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Locating villages in the floods : the use of RADARSAT imagery in the flood hazard management in Bangladesh

Creator:: Petry, Heather N.
Abstract:: Bangladesh lies almost entirely on the delta of three major rivers: the Padma (the Ganges), the Jamuna (the Brahmaputra), and the Meghna. A considerable portion of Bangladesh has been repeatedly devastated by floods associated with cyclonic storm surges along its coastal islands and riverine flooding along the rivers traversing the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Flood Hazard Management in Bangladesh by Heather N. Petry A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to THE

Influence of macro-roughness on tsunami runup & forces

Creator:: Bridges, Kerri-Jane
Abstract:: This thesis is comprised of a manuscript based on a laboratory experiment run in the Tsunami Wave Basin as part of a research project funded by the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation called Housesmash. The purpose of the experiment was to better understand the role of the urban environment, represented...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: design of structures in tsunami hazard areas (CCH 2003; UBC 1997; IBC 2006 ASCE 7-05; FEMA 2000; and

Forest Fuels and Hazard Mitigation Work Group Final Report

Creator:: Forest Fuels and Hazard Mitigation Committee
Abstract:: As part of the 2004 Oregon Fire Program Review, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) formed the Forest Fuels and Hazard Mitigation (FFHM) Committee to assess hazardous fuel loading issues, and recommend ways to reduce risk, and improve and strengthen the multiple hazard mitigation strategies in Oregon. A statewide wildfire...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: FOREST FIRE FUELS AND HAZARD MITIGATION IN OREGON

Earthquake and Tsunami Pre-Disaster Mitigation : preliminary recommendations : prepared for Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon

Creator:: Heathman, Chris and Wang, Yumei
Abstract:: This is a summary report of preliminary recommendations for the Oregon State University: Hatfield Marine Science Center, located in Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon as this institution prepares to embark on the development of an earthquake and tsunami pre-disaster mitigation plan. This report describes our preliminary recommendations, lessons from the past,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: be used as tools for this procedure including DOGAMI hazard maps and risk studies, FEMA, NOAA

Three Topics on Coastal Hazards : Propagation, Transformation, and Impact

Creator:: Ko, Harrison T.
Abstract:: An understanding of natural coastal hazards is essential for improving resilience of coastal communities. Effective management of coastal hazards relies on prediction tools and mitigation structures that have been designed to handle the dynamic coastal system. This dissertation is a collection of manuscripts that cover a diverse range of fundamental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: general coastal hazard topics: (1) propagation, (2) transformation, and (3) impact. For propagation, the

The Ore Bin ; Vol. 38 No. 5 (May 1976)

Creator:: Oregon. Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries and Beaulieu, John D.
Abstract:: Average annual losses caused by geologic hazards in Oregon are difficult to determine, owing to incomplete and scattered data. Preliminary considerations, however, indicate that losses to landslides may total between $4 million and $40 million per year. As many as nine persons have been killed by one landslide in Oregon...
Resource Type:: Journal
Full Text:: . The Oregon Water Resources Department has the charge of coordinating flood mitigation in the state and

Yaquina River and tributaries, Oregon

Creator:: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Flood Control
Abstract:: Local interests had requested reinforcing dikes and dams in the Toledo and Pooles Slough areas, as well as work in the Mill Four district and Boones and Nutes Sloughs. While the Pooles Slough and Toledo area work was rejected, in the name of flood control work on the Mill Four...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: of the flood hazard, cannot be expected to return immediately the average annual incomes earned in

From Perception to Planning : Adaptation in Flood-risk Communities

Creator:: Gomez, Luis A.
Abstract:: This research asserts that flood risk perception of individuals living in floodplains influences their preparedness for taking actions to protect themselves from flood hazards. The results of this research are backed up by quantitative analysis of survey responses of individuals living in floodplains of Corvallis, OR in the USA. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Title: From Perception to Planning: Adaptation in Flood-risk Communities Abstract approved

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Public agency to flood hazard in South Corvallis, Oregon

A land use approach to flood hazard mitigation, Waldport, Oregon

Locating villages in the floods : the use of RADARSAT imagery in the flood hazard management in Bangladesh

Influence of macro-roughness on tsunami runup & forces

Forest Fuels and Hazard Mitigation Work Group Final Report

Earthquake and Tsunami Pre-Disaster Mitigation : preliminary recommendations : prepared for Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon

Three Topics on Coastal Hazards : Propagation, Transformation, and Impact

The Ore Bin ; Vol. 38 No. 5 (May 1976)

Yaquina River and tributaries, Oregon

From Perception to Planning : Adaptation in Flood-risk Communities

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