Evaluating Tsunami Risk and Vulnerability Along the Vietnamese Coast

Mikami, Takahito; Takabatake, Tomoyuki

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-800007-6.00014-9

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“…The tsunami height would reach a maximum height of between 1 m and 5 m, especially for the potentially most hazardous earthquake scenarios at the Manila Trench. Work by other researchers arrive at similar conclusions [19,[21][22][23].…”

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confidence: 73%

“…While 63% of respondents in the present study knew how to evacuate in the case of a storm surge (which compares well with the 70% in the study of Esteban et al [33]), only 31% knew how to evacuate against a tsunami (58% for the case of central Vietnam). Such differences can be explained by the fact that Vietnam has not experienced a tsunami disaster for a long time, possibly since the 19 th century, and how the most significant scenarios are unlikely to affect the study area (the worst scenarios are likely to relate to an earthquake in the Manila trench, which are unlikely to result in great inundation depths around Phan Thiet, and anyway there would likely be ample time to evacuate, see [20,23]). …”

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confidence: 99%

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Awareness of Coastal Disasters: Case of an Impoverished Low-Lying River Mouth Community in Southern Vietnam

Esteban¹,

Takagi²,

Valenzuela³

et al. 2017

J-Sustain

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Impoverished communities often suffer disproportionately due to natural hazards, as their inhabitants live in lands which are particularly prone to natural hazards, and exhibit lower levels of awareness and preparedness than other communities. In the present research the authors conducted structured questionnaire surveys amongst a poor community living on top of discarded sea shells in a river bank in Phan Thiet in Southern Vietnam in order to understand the level of awareness of residents against coastal hazard. The results show that although local inhabitants appear to have a moderate to high level of awareness about flooding and typhoon hazards, the evaluation of the risk that they pose to them is moderate to low. Despite the low frequency of coastal hazards in the area, the consequences of any significant event would be disastrous, as the community is located less than half a metre above water level. Thus, it is imperative that better countermeasures are put in place in the area to improve the resilience of inhabitants and ensure the long-term sustainability of the settlement. .

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confidence: 73%

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confidence: 99%