The University of the West Indies Press
Natural Hazards Atlas of Jamaica
Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr, Rafi Ahmad
Natural Hazards Atlas of Jamaica
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Language
English
ISBN
978-976-640-259-4
Contents
Illustrations
FIGURES
GRAPHS
MAPS
PLATES
About the Atlas
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Facts and Figures
Section 1. Physical Environment
1.1 LANDSCAPE
1.2 GEOLOGY
1.3 PROTECTED AREAS
1.4 RAINFALL
1.5 HYDROLOGY
Section 2. Natural Hazards
2.1 RISK PROFILE
2.2 HURRICANES
2.3 COASTAL FLOODING
2.4 INLAND FLOODING
2.5 LANDSLIDES
2.6 HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKES
Section 3. Parish Natural Hazards Profiles
3.1 GEOSCAPE
3.2 KINGSTON AND ST ANDREW
3.3 ST THOMAS
3.4 PORTLAND
3.5 ST MARY
3.6 ST ANN
3.7 TRELAWNY
3.8 ST JAMES
3.9 HANOVER
3.10 WESTMORELAND
3.11 ST ELIZABETH
3.12 MANCHESTER
3.13 CLARENDON
3.14 ST CATHERINE
Glossary
References and Further Reading
About the Authors
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