Disaster information: a bibliography
ID: 867 Au: Mansingh, Ajai; Provan, Maura; Wade, Barry A. Ti: Origin nature and effects of oil pollution in Kingston Harbour, Jamaica
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ID: 867 Au: Mansingh, Ajai; Provan, Maura; Wade, Barry A. Ti: Origin nature and effects of oil pollution in Kingston Harbour, Jamaica. So: Caribbean Journal of Science; 23(1):105-14, 1987. Ab: The petroleum hydrocarbon pollution of the waters and beaches of Kingston Harbour was studied between 1980 and 1983 using methods established for the IOCARIBE/CARIPOL petroleum monitoring programme. Laboratory weathering experiments were conducted to identify dissolved and/or dispersed petroleum hydrocarbons (DDPH) and oil slicks in the harbour in order to pinpoint the pollution sources more accurately. The effects of the pollution on (1) two species of biota (a bivalve and a sponge) (2) a small area in the Port Royal Mangrove and (3) the environment in general was investigated. Oil spills and DDPH were the most common forms of pollution, occurring with greatest frequency in the Middle Harbour region. The DDPH fraction was found to be comprised of compounds similar to Venezuelan crude and refined oils, and uncharacterized fluorescent compounds. Main pollution sources were shore-based industries, land run-off, storm water discharges and vessels utilizing harbour facilities. Bivalves from the most heavily polluted area had highest petroleum hydrocarbon levels. The beaches, waters and mangroves of Kingston Harbour were not seriously affected by oil pollution. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 868 Au: Burns, Stephen J; Neumann, Conrad A. Ti: Pelagic sedimentation on an inactive gullied slope, Northwest Providence Channel, Bahamas. So: Marine Geology; 77: 277-86, 1987. Ab: The southern flank of Little Bahama Bank is a deep-water carbonate slope into which a series of closely spaced canyons 10-200 m deep have been cut. It is similar in morphology to many other slopes in the Bahamas, and these slopes are generally considered to be created by the erosion of downslope sediment gravity flows. However, little evidence for downslope sediment movement or associated erosion were found in the Holocene or latest Pleistocene sediments of the slope reported on here. The sediments from water depths below 260 m consist of a uniform pelagic drape covering both the gullies and inter gully ridge tops. High resolution seismic reflectors are not truncated along individual gully walls. And the fine-scale stratigraphy of the sediments recorded in glacial/interglacial changes in the aragenite/calcite ratio of the sediments is preserved in sediments from gullies and ridge tops. It appears that for the last two to three glacial cycles there has been only minor downslope transport of sediment. Despite the gullied morphology erosion is not presently occurring on the slope. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 869 Au: Bennet, Clarence. Ti: Planning permissions in high risk areas. So: ODIPERC News; 2(3):3+, 1987. Lo: Jamaica, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management; UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Harris, Linnette. Ti: Role of the helicopter in health emergency management in Jamaica. So: Caribbean Finance and Management; 3(2):34-6, 1987. Ab: An important aspect of health management is emergency transportation. Air transportation is increasingly being used to augment the services traditionally provided by conventional ground transportation. This paper examines the use of helicopters in health care in Jamaica in the post-independence period. It outlines the organisation of the Jamaican health services, the nature of existing emergency air transportation services, indications and procedures for the use of emergency air transportation services, patterns of utilisation and some associated problems. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 871 Au: Ladd, John W; Sheridan, Robert . Ti: Seismic stratigraphy of the Bahamas. So: American Association of Petroleum Geologists' bulletin; 71(6): 719-36, 1987. Ab: Seismic reflection profiles from the straits of Florida, Northwest Providence Channel, Tongue of the Ocean, and Exuma Sound reveal a seismic stratigraphy characterised by a series of prograding upper cretaceous and tertiary seismic sequences with seismic velocities generally less than 4 km/sec. overlying a lower cretaceous section of low-amplitude reflections which are more nearly horizontal than the overlying prograding clinoforms and have seismic velocities greater than km/sec. The prograding units are detrital shallow-water carbonates shed from nearby carbonates banks into deep introbanks basins that were established in the late cretaceous. The lower cretaceous units are probably shallow-water carbonate banks that were drowned in the middle cretaceous but which, during the early cretaceous, extended from Florida throughout the Bahamas region. The seismic reflection profiles reveal a sharp angular unconformity at 5 - secs two-way travel time in northwest Tongue of the Ocean, suggesting a continental crust. No such unconformity is seen in central and southeast Tongue of the Ocean or in Exuma sound, suggesting that these are built on the oceanic crust. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 872 Au: Isaacs, Michael C. Ti: Seismological investigations in Jamaica: a review. So: Journal of the Geological Society of Jamaica; 12 (Special Issue/edited by Rafi Ahmad):197-224, 1987. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Eschenbrenner, Sylvain; Girardin, Nicole; Hirn, Alfred; Viode, Jean-Pierre. Ti: Shallow seismicity at Montague Pelee volcano, Martinque, Lesser Antilles. So: Volcanology; (49):723-8, 1987. Ab: Continuous seismic monitoring at Martinique since the 1902 eruption of Montagne Pelee volcano did not detect local earthquakes for the first 70 years. For the only eruption which occurred in this time span in 1929 the seismograph was 20 km away and of a standard type, not particularly suited to the detection of small-scale local seismicity. Improvement of the monitoring array over the last 15 years with the installation of sensors on the volcano itself allowed the detection of signals of local origin which were interpreted as being due to surface sources such as rockfalls and landslides. Since December 1985 seismic sources in the volcano itself i.e. small earthquakes at shallow depth, were identified and located with the aid of a temporary upgrading of the array close to these weak sources. Such an onset of local seismicity could not have been detected with previous seismic equipment; such episodes of seismicity in the volcano might have occurred in the past apparently quiescent history of the volcano as the re-interpretation of seismographs of some events in 1976 would indicate, without evolving to more important volcanic phenomena. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 874 Au: Naughton, Patrick W. Ti: Storm surge risk problems for Kingston, Jamaica. So: Revista Georgrafica; 99: 93-7, 1987. Ab: Historic records can illustrate the problem of over-dependence on scientific methods of risk assessment. The disregard of past occurrences of high magnitude storm surges in Kingston, Jamaica may result because those preventive measures that are present were developed using theoretical models which predict lower magnitudinal events than actually occurred. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency; Jamaica, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management. ID: 875 Au: Newton, Eric. Ti: Tar on beaches, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. So: Caribbean Journal of Science; 23(1):139-42, 1987. Ab: From October 1980 to October 1985, tar was collected, in one metre wide transects from waterline to backshore, several times a year at four windward and three leeward sites around the island of Bonaire. The difference between leeward and windward beaches is evident, with no tar found on leeward beaches at any collecting session and always tar on windward beaches with a mean of 278 g per metre for one transect. The form of the coastline and the angle of the wind direction to the coast probably have great influence on the amount of tar arriving and remaining on the beach. Lo: UWI,Mona, Science Library. ID: 876 Au: Jamaica. Office of Disaster Preparedness. Ti: The building research institute - its work in disaster resistant low-cost housing. So: ODIPERC News; 2(3):7-8, 1987. Lo: Jamaica, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management; UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: McDonald, Franklin; Gray, Calvin R; Hardware, Thorant; Molina, Medardo. Ti: Application of flood loss reduction technology in Jamaica. Pub: s.l.; s.n.; 1987. 12. Co: 1st Annual National Conference on Science and Technology; Kingston, 27-29, Apr. 1987. Ab: This paper describes the activities of the Flood Plain Mapping Project which involves the transfer and adaptation of mitigation, forecasting, prediction, computer and telemetry technologies to Jamaica. The project has three aims (a) prepare reliable maps of flood prone areas, (b) install a real time flood warning system and (c) review our flood control measures. The main characteristics of the topography, rainfall, hydrology, geology and river hydraulics of Jamaica are being computerised and analysed using advanced data processing methods such as athematical modelling and simulation with the aid of a computer. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency; UWI, Mona, Science Library;
Au: PAHO. Ti: Assessing needs in the health sector after floods and hurricanes. So: Washington D.C; PAHO; 88. Ab: Strategic information gathering is critical to making decisions in the aftermath of a disaster. This publication presents a methodology for selecting the appropriate data from the proper sources for damage and needs assessment. The method is based on the premise that although each flood has its own peculiarities, there are common key decisions that must be made. Although slow onset floods are the main subjects, the same approach can be applied generally to hurricanes when the winds usher in torrential rainfall. The most typical decisions that authorities face are listed with indicators as well as some of the basic questions which need to be asked to assess the overall situation. Data which needs to be assessed for environmental sanitation, vector control, food and nutritional status, evacuation camps, health centers and surveillance are listed as well as the possible sources for this information. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 879 Au: Samaroo, Keewanmatie Susan. Ti: Coastal dynamics and petrology at Hellshire and Half Moon Bays, south Jamaica. Pub: Kingston; University of the Wes Indies; 1987. Th: Submitted to University of the West Indies Mona presented for the degree Ph.D. Ab: The response of the beach to physical processes operating on the backshore, foreshore and nearshore zones at Hellshire and Half Moon Bays has been examined over a 30 month period, between March 1983 and August 1985. Approximately d139,000m3 of sediment comprise the sand dune at Half Moon and part of Hellshire Bays. Sediment samples taken from the dunes are finer and better sorted than samples obtained from elsewhere along the beach profile. Experimental data obtained using sand traps indicate that most sediment is transported by a low saltation process. The critical entrainment velocity is exceeded for most of the year, particularly during June to August. The morphology of the subaerial section of the beach profile showed no significant variation during 1984. Morphological variation of the subaqueous beach profile was statistically significant through 1984. Lo: UWI, Mona, Main Library.
Ti: Conference on hurricanes and tropical meteorology: extended abstracts. Pub: Boston; American Meteorological Society; 1987. 425. Co: 17th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology; Miami, 7-10, Apr. 1987. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Robertson, Richard F. Ti: Disaster management in St. Vincent and the Grenadines: a case study of flooding in the Gorse-Mangrove-Byera-Bayside villages. Pub: Kingstown; Richard F. Robertson; 1987. 1121. Ab: Focuses on the island's vulnerability to natural disasters and comments on the society's generally complacent attitude towards this fact. An especially vulnerable East Coast area has been identified. As a contrast, states that these villagers are particularly aware of their area's vulnerability and are totally receptive to the idea of relocation. Lo: UWI, Sir Authur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies ID: 882 Au: Gray, Calvin R. Ti: Early warning crops assessment of Jamaica April, 1987. Pub: Kingston; National Meteorological Service; 1987. 2 Lo: Jamaica, Scientific Research Council.
Au: Wilmot-Simpson, Conliffe. Ti: Effects on land and coastline. Pub:Kingston; Geological Survey Division; 1987. Lo: Jamaica, Geological Survey Division.
Au: Goreau, Peter D. E. Ti: Geophysics and tectonics of the Northern Caribbean. Pub: Bogata; sn; 1987. 134-47. Co: 10th Caribbean Geological Conference; Cartagena de Indias, 14-22, Aug. 1983. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 885 Au: Peynado, Rory. Ti: Gimme-me-bit roof failures. Pub: Kingston; Office of Disaster Preparedness; 1987. 28 Ab: From observations and interviewing occupants it appears that inadequate provisions were made to ensure securely anchored roofs, tied walls at belt level and reducing the entry of air into the buildings. The use of inferior building materials for concrete works and the poor workmanship on newly built construction, especially on roofs, were noted. Houses with flat roofs appeared to have suffered more damage than gable roofs. Some recommendations for improving the quality and wind resistance of existing construction has been included but due to many uncertainties the effectiveness and the degree of increased performance cannot be guaranteed to provide resistance equivalent to properly designed and constructed buildings. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Jamaica Defense Force. Ti: Jamaica marine pollution contingency plan exercise. Pub: Kingston; Jamaica Defense Force; 1987. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Roberts, D. Ti: Laboratory investigations of the effects of oil on Donax denticulatus from Manzanilla beach. Pub: St. Augustine; University of the West Indies, Department of Zoology; 1987. 44. Ab: Effects of the water soluble fraction (WSF) of crude oil on the behaviour of the marine intertidal bivalve Donax denticulatus were studied using a series of bioassays. The results showed that the estimated lethal concentration (LC 50) after 96 hours was 3.7 ppm hydrocarbon at 28 degrees C. A comparison of the graphs obtained from the activity of the foot and siphon of the individuals versus time, showed that the sublethal effects occurred at WSF concentration as low as 7.6 ppm hydrocarbon. These sublethal effects were a reduction in activity as concentration increased, and a reduction in the time required for the maximum number of individuals to become active. Burrowing behaviour was inhibited in all the contaminated solutions, including the lowest concentration of 1.08 ppm hydrocarbon, as compared to control. Lo: UWI, St. Augustine, Library. ID: 888 Au: Harris, Norman H. Ti: Landslide damage, Hamilton Mountain, St. Mary. Pub: sl; sn; 1987. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Rammerlaere, Marc. Ti: Landslide Friendship (Portland). Pub: sl; sn; 1987. Lo: Jamaica, Geological Survey Division.
Au: De Graff, Jerome V. Ti: Losses due to landslides on Dominica and St. Lucia, West Indies. Pub: Fresno, CA; US. Department of Agriculture; 1987. Ab: During the past sixty years, landslide-caused fatalities occurred in both Dominica and St. Lucia. Death tolls range from 1 to 60 people. Infrastructure is damaged or destroyed by landslide activity, roads being most commonly affected. Debris removal represents substantial annual expenditure. Principal economic activity affected is agricultural production but records infrequently seperate losses due to landslides from losses due to other storm-related factors. A fuller understanding of losses due to landslide activity clarifies the need for landslide hazard reduction. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 891 Au: Molina, Medardo; Gray, Calvin R. Ti: Frequency distribution of hurricanes and tropical storms in Jamaica. So: In: Scientific Research Council. Information and Coordination Division. Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Science and Technology. Kingston, Scientific Research Council. Information and Coordination Services Division, 1987. 302-12. Co: 1st Annual National Conference on Science and Technology; Kingston, 27-29, Apr. 1987. Ab: Records from 1900 to 1980 of hurricanes and tropical storms occurring over the 5-degree grid bounded by 15N75W, 15N80W, 20N80 W and 20N75W within which Jamaica is located have been analysed to determine their annual and monthly frequency distribution. It has been found out that the number of occurrences per year of hurricanes and tropical storms, taken separately, approach Poisson distribution with a=0.51 and a=0.54 respectively. The monthly frequency distribution of both events combined shows that they are most likely to occur during September, August or October with a probability of 34.26 and 24 percent , respectively. May, June, July and November account for the remaining 16 percent. These findings have practical value as these events are disaster sources and the country is engaged in a flood plain mapping project as part of its disaster preparedness programme: they may also be useful for other countries in the Caribbean region where there are no such extensive records. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Cambers, Gillian. Ti: Programme for sand mining control and mangrove preservation. Pub: Castries; OECS: Natural Resources Management Project; 1987. 37. Ab: Examines the sand mining problem particularly in Trellis Bay and Josiah's Bay, and the effects of sand mining on the beaches of Tortola-Beef Island. The programme outlined recommends the systematic reduction of beach sand mining, and a feasibility study into offshore suppliers. A preliminary assessment of mangrove preservation methods results in proposals for increasing public awareness of the importance of mangroves. Lo: UWI, Sir Arthur Lewis institute of Social and Economic Studies. ID: 893 Au: Harris, Norman H. Ti: Slope failure - Rectory Road, Port Maria, St. Mary. Pub: sl; sn; 1987. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Dolcy, A. Ti: Solid waste disposal: Castries and environs. Pub: s.l; Government of St. Lucia; 1987. Lo: St. Lucia, St. Lucia Solid Waste Management.
Au: Greenidge, E. Ti: Solid waste mamagement: design and implementation- solid waste management plan for Vieux-Fort, St Lucia. Pub: Cave Hill; University of the West Indies; 1987. Lo: St. Lucia, St. Lucia Solid Waste Management.
Au: McDonald, Franklin. Ti: Some legal issues in disaster mitigation in developing countries. Pub: Kingston; Office of Disaster Preparedness; 1987. 6. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Thorhang, Anitra. Ti: Spill clean-up in the tropics: Jamaica as model for developing and developed nations. Pub: Miami; Florida International University; 1987. 7. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Goodbody, Ivan; Bacon, Peter R; Greenaway, A. M; Hendry, Malcolm D; Devi Prasad, P. V; Woodley, Jeremy D. Ti: The Caribbean coastal management study: investigations on the Hellshire Coastline. Pub: s.l.; s.n.; 1987. 15. Co: 1st Annual National Conference on Science and Technology; 27-29, Apr. 1987. Ab: The Caribbean Coastal Management Study (CCMS) is a multi-disciplinary programme investigating environmental problems along the coastline of Hellshire. Near shore reefs have experienced recent deterioration, including death of corals and overgrowth by algae. This appears to weaken the protecting effect of reefs, changing the hydrodynamics and leading to beach erosion. It was hypothesised that deterioration was a consequence of eutrophication from the Kingston Harbour outflow. Oceanographic investigations were undertaken to characterise the adjacent water mass and the extent to which this is influenced by Kingston Harbour. Data indicate that the outflow does not impinge directly but moves down the South Ship Channel; prevailing winds may push harbour water towards the coastline. Biological components of the water mass support the view that harbour effluent is a dominating influence in this area. The northern end of Hellshire is also influenced by effluent from the Great Salt Pond, aggravated by the cutting of a channel between pond and ocean. In the Southern part there is evidence of ground water leaching through the limestone and influencing coastal hydrography. Geochemical studies indicate a gradient of increasing carbonate and decreasing heavy metals as one moves south from the Harbour. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Wilmot-Simpson, Conliffe. Ti: Notes on flooding of the Rio Minho. So: GSJ Newsletter; 7(3):11-2, Jan. 1987. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Molina, Medardo; McDonald, Franklin; Thomas, Herbert. Ti: Flood hazard mitigation plan in Jamaica. Pub: Kingston; Office of Disaster Preparedness; Jan. 1987. Co: Workshop on Mitigation of Hazards Due to Extreme Natural Events in America.; Mayaguez, 20-4, Jan. 1987. Ab: In order to minimize future losses produced by flood events, an integrated plan of flood management is presently being implemented in Jamaica through the World Meteorological Organization, with the Office of Disaster Preparedness of Jamaica acting as the coordinating agency. The plan includes the mapping of areas that are likely to be flooded every 5, 10, 50, and 100 years; the inventory and evaluation of all the flood control schemes used in Jamaica; the installation of a pilot real time automated flood warning system in one catchment plus one islandwide, to be operated by local community organizations. In addition, flash floods and sink hole floods are being studies. It is expected that the plan will help Jamaica to mitigate the negative effects of flood events. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Eyre, L. Alan. Ti: Fire in the tropical environment. So: Jamaica Journal; 20(1):10-6, Feb. - Apr. 1987. Ab: For thousands of years fire has been the most potent agent in the human use and transformation of our environments. In the past quarter of a century, its effects have been more widespread, more pervasive and more devastating than during the entire millennia of man's occupancy of these fragile ecosystems. Rainforest, monsoon forest, seasonal exeric forest, savanna and tropical grassland are all being modified at an accelerating rate under inexorable ecological demographic and economic pressures. Dr. L. Alan Eyre, Reader in Physical Geography at the University of the West Indies, explains the past, present and future role of fire in Jamaica and the rest of the tropical world. Lo: UWI, Mona, Main Library. Yüklə 2,03 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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