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A Tsunami Risk Management Pilot Study in Heraklion, Crete

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  • Gerassimos Papadopoulos
  • Th. Dermentzopoulos

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The area of northern Crete, South Aegean, Greece, has been struck by large tsunami waves in the past (e.g., 1650, 1956), and it is likely that similar tsunamis will occur in the future. A 6 km coastal segment to the west of Heraklion city, northern Crete, was selected for the development of a Tsunami Risk Management Pilot Study. The methodology applied incorporated three consecutive stages: (1) collection and analysis of data related to the physical planning, (2) semi-quantitative description of the potential impacts of a characteristic, extreme tsunami, (3) development of a series of approaches for taking prevention and mitigation measures. The steps taken in the three methodological stages were printed on a series of 12 thematic maps of 1 : 10,000 scale which included information about the geographic variation of (a) physical planning parameters describing the existing situation in the investigated area, (b) the characteristic tsunami features on land, and (c) the tsunami hazard impact and damage potential. Eventually the types of, and the locations where, various counter measures are required, were defined. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1998

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  • Gerassimos Papadopoulos & Th. Dermentzopoulos, 1998. "A Tsunami Risk Management Pilot Study in Heraklion, Crete," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 18(2), pages 91-118, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:18:y:1998:i:2:p:91-118
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1008070306156
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    1. Dale Dominey-Howes, 2002. "Documentary and Geological Records of Tsunamis in the Aegean Sea Region of Greece and their Potential Value to Risk Assessment and Disaster Management," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 25(3), pages 195-224, March.
    2. R. Jelínek & E. Krausmann & M. González & J. Álvarez-Gómez & J. Birkmann & T. Welle, 2012. "Approaches for tsunami risk assessment and application to the city of Cádiz, Spain," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 60(2), pages 273-293, January.
    3. D. Dominey-Howes & G. Papadopoulos & A. Dawson, 2000. "Geological and Historical Investigation of the 1650 Mt. Columbo (Thera Island) Eruption and Tsunami, Aegean Sea, Greece," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 21(1), pages 83-96, January.
    4. Gerassimos Papadopoulos, 2003. "Tsunami Hazard in the Eastern Mediterranean: Strong Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Corinth Gulf, Central Greece," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 29(3), pages 437-464, July.

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