Urban steeplands in the tropics : an environment of accelerated erosion

Urban hazards and risks; consequences of large eruptions and earthquakes

Auteurs :
GUPTA, A.
AHMAD, R.
THOURET, J.-C.

Description :
Slope failures and accelerated surface and channel erosion are particularly severe in cities near active plate margins, and in areas affected also by tropical cyclones. The AA. discuss 2 extreme cases : Singapore and Kingston (Jamaica). Singapore is located in a stable environment and the urbanization related problems of flood and slope instability have been reduced by proper building and drainage practices at a considerable cost. In Kingston, the external disturbances are repetitive, large-scale, and very difficult to control. The fast-growing cities in the tropics need to be carefully monitored, especially when located in an unstable physical environment.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
GeoJournal, issn : 0343-2521, 1999, vol. 49, n°. 2, p. 143-150, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 23 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Heidelberg, Springer