Disaster information: a bibliography
ID: 860 Au: Shepherd, John B. Ti: Earthquake and volcanic activity in the Lesser Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago - 1985
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ID: 860 Au: Shepherd, John B. Ti: Earthquake and volcanic activity in the Lesser Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago - 1985. Pub: St. Johns; PCDPPP ; 1987. Ab: Paper describes major seismological and volcanic activity in the region specified and shows their distribution. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 861 Au: Pereira, John A. Ti: Earthquake resistance of small buildings. So: ODIPERC News; 2(3):6, 1987. Lo: Jamaica, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management; UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Jamaica. Office of Disaster Preparedness. Ti: Enter the hurricane season prepared. So: ODIPERC News; 2(3):4-5, 1987. Lo: Jamaica, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management; UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: McDonald, Franklin. Ti: Geological hazards, planning and engineering practice in Jamaica. So: Journal of the Geological Society of Jamaica; 12 (Special Issue/edited by Rafi Ahmad):341, 1987. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Wadge, Geoffrey; Dixon, T. H. Ti: Geological interpretation of SEASAT-SAR imagery of Jamaica: further points. So: Journal of the Geological Society of Jamaica; 12 (Special Issue/edited by Rafi Ahmad):170-182, 1987. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Carby, Barbara E. Ti: Hazard mitigation we connot afford to wait. So: ODIPERC News; 2(3):1-2, 1987. Lo: Jamaica, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management; UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Gillett, Vincent; Provan, Maura; Wade, Barry A. Ti: Oil pollution of Jamaica coastal waters and beaches: results of the IOCARIBE/CARIPOL monitoring programme (Jamaica). So: Caribbean Journal of Science; 23(1):93-105, 1987. Ab: Jamaican coastal waters and beaches were sampled between 1980 and 1983 for dissolved and/or dispersed oil in the water column, pelagic tar particles and beach tar, using methods established for the IOCARIBE/CARIPOL petroleum monitoring programme. The results of these surveys were used to determine the sources of oil pollution, the levels of oil in the water and on the beaches, and the rate of arrival of waste oil in Jamaica from outside sources. Outside sources of oil pollution in Jamaica are from undermined discharges in the open Caribbean and tanker discharges on the nearshore waters, usually within a few miles of the port approaches. Land based sources are ships, small-crafts and oil installations. The heaviest contamination of beaches is on the south coast and offshore cays. However, the highest level of dissolved/dispersed oil is found within the partly sheltered Kingston Harbour. No seasonal trends were observed in the rate of arrival of oil in Jamaican waters but the volume of tanker traffic, proximity to the shipping lanes, and local current and weather conditions were definite influencing factors. Overall the levels of oil pollution were only moderate. The Jamaican monitoring programme has demonstrated the simplicity and effectiveness of the IOCARIBE/CARIPOL methods. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. 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. ID: 902 Au: Collymore, Jeremy McA. Ti: Planning hurricane mitigation for Caribbean agriculture. Pub: Blacksburg; Virginia Polytechnic Institute; 11. Co: National Hurricane Conference; Orlando, 1-3, Apr. 1987. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 903 Au: Thomas, H. Ti: Regional flood frequency analysis in Jamaica. Pub: Kingston; s.n; Mar. 1987. 37. Pr: World Meteorological Project. Underground Water Authority/Meteorological Organization Flood Plain Mapping Project. JAM/82/009. Lo: Jamaica, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management. ID: 904 Au: Lowe, Ivan; Molina, Medardo. Ti: Modeling peak flow series for flood plain mapping in Jamaica. Pub: Kansas City; American Society of Civil Engineers Conference; 1987. 7. Co: Annual Conference on Water Resources Planning and Management, Modeling Monitoring and Managing Water Resources Systems. 14th; Kansas City, 16-18, Mar. 1987. Ab: The right choice of a statistical distribution to model peak flows series is essential to reliable delineation of flood prone areas. The Jamaican government is engaged in mapping such areas along its main streams and an analysis has been performed to determine what that best choice would be. Three known statistical distributions were compared: the Generalized Extreme Value (GEV), the Log-Pearson III (LP3) and the Three-parameter Log-Normal (LN3). Using as selection criteria prediction of each distribution applied to Jamaican streamflow records, the conclusion was reached that the Log Pearson III as well as the GEV distribution would be suitable choices, although the latter has the advantage of being more flexible. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Jamaica. Office of Disaster Preparedness. Ti: Flood loss reduction programme: flooding in Jamaica. Pub: Kingston ; Office of Disaster Preparedness; 1987. 9. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Wylie, Johnathan J; Voight, Barry; Whitehead, J. A. Ti: Instability of magma flow from volatile-dependent viscosity. So: Science; 285(5435):1883-5, 17, Sept. 1999. Ab: Volatiles dissolves in silicic magma at depth exsolve as the magma nears the surface and cause an increase in viscosity of the magma. A model of a volcanic conduit within an elastic medium. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 907 Au: Jamaica. Office of Disaster Preparedness. Flood Plain Mapping Project. Ti: Flood plain mapping project. Pub:Kingston; Office of Disaster Preparedness; 1987. 7. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Ti: Report on subregional workshop on chemical safety, Trinidad 27-29 April, 1987. Pub: Bridgetown; PAHO; 1987. 39. Co: Subregional Workshop on Chemical Safety; Port of Spain, 27-29, Apr. 1987. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Dania, A. J. Ti: Role of meteorological services in tropical cyclone warning systems. Pub:St. George's; s.n; May 1987. 32 . Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Budhu, Chetram. Ti: Vulnerability analysis and risk factors (natural disasters). Pub: Port of Spain; s.n; 1987. 43. Ab: Reviews risk evaluation and vulnerability analysis for the Caribbean. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 911 Ti: Report of the meeting on regional information system strategy for the Caribbean, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 27-29 May, 1987. Pub: Port of Spain; ECLAC; 1987. 30. Co: Meeting on Regional Information System Strategy for the Caribbean; Port of Spain, 27-29, May 1987. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: St. Helene, Leo. Ti: Identification, monitoring and mitigation of hazardous risks in coastal settlements of St. Lucia: a manual for town, village and regional clerks. Pub: Castries; St. Lucia. National Emergency Organization; 1987. 24. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency; Costa Rica, Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean
Au: Conliffe, Wilton L. E. Ti: Environmental problems in Barbados: an overview. Pub: Bridgetown; Barbados. Ministry of Health; 1987. 9. Co: National Consultation on the Environment; Dover, 7-8, Aug. 1987. Ab: Discusses the environmental problems encountered in Barbados in the (a) air e.g. sahara dust, industrial pollution and noise; (b) water, especially from waste disposal and agricultural practices, illegal dumping of hazardous materials, oil pollution; (c) land, especially coastal erosion, refuse collection and disposal, sewage and hazardous materials disposal, soil erosion. Points out that a problem in one area can affect another and this is an important fact in environmental management. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Ti: Workshop report, shelter managers' training workshops, Dominica, West Indies, 10-12 August, 1987. Pub: Roseau; National Emergency Planning Organization; 1987. 5. Co: Shelter Managers' Training Workshops; Roseau, 10-12, Aug. 1987. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Williams, Ronald A. Ti: Environmental health problems and programmes in the Caribbean. Pub: Bridgetown; PAHO; 1987. Co: National Consultation on the Environment; Bridgetown, 7-8, Aug. 1987. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 916 Au: Collymore, Jeremy McA. Ti: Framework for formulating hurricane mitigation guidelines in Caribbean agriculture: draft proposal. Pub: Blacksburg; Virginia Polytechnic Institute; 1987. 11. Ab: A proposal to conduct a project to provide a comprehensive framework for formulating disaster mitigation guidelines. Natural hazards, particularly hurricanes and tropical storms, occasion considerable damage to Caribbean agriculture with the attendant social dislocation and economic retardation to these island economies. In spite of its significant contribution to employment and foreign exchange, the agricultural sector has received little attention in disaster planning in the Caribbean. This situation can be attributed to the lack of guidelines for informing the planning process. This project aims at redressing that gap in the disaster planning process. The project will involve (a) a survey of the perceptions and adjustments of farmers to hurricanes and storms and (b) an evaluation of disaster plans and policies and their mode of delivery. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 917 Au: Jamaica. Ministry of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation Division; Ralph M. Field Associates. Ti: Jamaica country environmental profile. Pub: Kingston; International Institute for Environment and Development; 1987. 362. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd. Ti: Barbados hazard abatement vulnerability survey: police and fire stations. Pub: Bridgetown; Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd for UNDRO. PCDPPP; 1987. 67. Ab: Twenty one buildings were surveyed to assess their vulnerability to the natural hazards of floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. Most of the police and fire stations were between 30 and 50 years cold mainly of loadbearing masonry construction with lightweight roofs. Under hurricane conditions, the roofs, exposed glass windows and doors will be the most vulnerable elements in these buildings. Except for the police stations recently constructed, the buildings surveyed were all vulnerable to earthquake loads. Recommendations are made re. retrofitting for hurricanes and improved drainage but retrofitting for earthquake resistance was considered cost prohibitive. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 919 Au: UNDRO. Ti: Report of planning meeting of the workshop on the inclusion of disaster concepts into schools' curriculum. Pub: St. Johns; UNDRO. PCDPPP; 1987. Co: Planning Meeting for Workshop on Infusion of Disaster Concepts into School Curriculum; Bridgetown, 10-11, Dec. 1987. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 920 Au: Jamaica. Office of Disaster Preparedness. Ti: Designing an emergency communications system. So: ODIPERC News; 2(2):9, Oct.1987. Lo: Jamaica, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management; UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Jamaica. Office of Disaster Preparedness. Ti: Disaster communications Jamaica and the Caribbean. So: ODIPERC News; 2(2):1+, Oct.1987. Lo: Jamaica, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management; UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Levine-Cointreau, Sandra. Ti: Guidance pact: private sector participation in municipal solid waste management. Pub: St. Gallen; Swiss Centre for Development Cooperation in Technology and Management; 2000. Lo: St. Lucia, St. Lucia Solid Waste Management.
Au: Office of Disaster Preparedness (ODP) Jamaica. Ti: ODP’s radio communications operators. So: ODIPERC News; 2(2):8, Oct.1987. Lo: Jamaica, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management; UWI, Science Library.
Au: Molina, Medardo . Ti: Telecommunications and flood warning systems Puerto Rico and Jamaica. So: ODIPERC News; 2(2):4-5, Oct. 1987. Lo: Jamaica, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management; UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Gerrish, Harold P. Ti: Hurricane Emily 20 to 26 September 1987: preliminary report. Pub:Miami; US. National Hurricane Centre; 22. Ab: Emily (1987) was the first hurricane in the Caribbean Sea since Katrina (1981). Emily was a small hurricane but will be remembered because of its impact on the Dominican Republic as well as its acceleration and sudden strengthening before hitting Bermuda. There was considerable damage to the banana industry on St. Vincent, and the farm industry in the Dominican Republic was seriously hurt - part of some $30 million in damages there. Bermuda suffered some $35 million in damages as some 200 homes had major roof damage. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 926 Au: Dominica. National Emergency Planning Organization. Ti: Manual for shelter wardens. Pub: Roseau; Dominica. Prime Minister's Office; 1987. 9. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Burns, Carolyn C. Ti: Interactions of risk analysis and contingency planning in risk management. Pub:Boston; Stone and Webster Engineering; 1897. 10. Co: Industrial Emergency Planning Seminar; Port of Spain, 25, Nov. 1987. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 928 Au: Huntley, Gillian A. D. Ti: Report of the consultant in public awareness education for the Jamaican Office of Disaster Preparednes. Pub: Kingston; Office of Disaster Preparedness; Nov. 1987. 25. Pr: WMO. Flood Plain Mapping Project. JAM/82/009. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 929 Ti: Report of the fourth intergovernmental meeting on the action plan for the Caribbean environment programme. Pub: Santiago; UNEP; 1987. 42. Co: Intergovernmental Meeting on the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region.; 26-28, Oct. 1987. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Shepherd, John B. Ti: Earthquake and volcanic hazard assessment and monitoring in the Commonwealth Caribbean - current status and needs for the future. Pub:St. Augustine; University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Unit; 1987. 20. Ab: A brief assessment is given of the levels of seismic and volcanic hazard in the Commonwealth West Indian countries. It is shown that the total loss of life and damage to property from these types of disaster in the historical period has exceeded that caused by all other natural disasters. Damage and loss of life caused by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions have, however, been concentrated in a small number of comparatively rare events so that public awareness of these hazards is probably lower than it is of other potential natural disasters. Results of hazard assessments which have already been carried out are described briefly and the systems of monitoring which are currently in operation are described. Generally speaking the current levels of monitoring are adequate. A notable exception is Jamaica where there is an urgent need for upgrading of the seismic monitoring system. Elsewhere in the region the prime need is for more training of young scientists in the techniques of assessment of these types of hazard. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 931 Au: Mullings, Audrey; Noel, Gloria E. Ti: Proposal for exploring the role of women in disaster management. Pub:St. Johns; UNDRO. Pan Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project; 1987. 4. Ab: Proposal is centered around the need for guidelines relating to the involvement of women in disaster management within the context of the development process in each country and suggests some of the ways in which women can contribute in the three phases namely preparedness, response and recovery. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 932 Au: Gelabert, Pedro A. Ti: Beach erosion in the Caribbean. Pub: Puerto Rico; US. Committee for the Man and Biosphere Programme; 1987. 41. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Trinidad and Tobago. Airports Authority. Ti: Emergency procedures manual. Pub: Piarco; Airports Authority; 1987. 2.. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Siam Lahera, C. Ti: Corrientes superficiales alrededor de Cuba. So: Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Pesqueras; 13(12):99-107, 1988. Ab: Presenta las cartas de corrientes superficiales alrededor de Cuba en las épocas de primavera y otoño, basadas en tres cruceros de investigación efectuados. Concluye que la dirección de las corrientes presentan variaciones por costas y época del año, siendo la parte noroccidental de la Isla la zona más estable. En la costa sur las corrientes son más complejas, existiendo intercambios de agua con la plataforma, así como variaciones en la dirección de las corrientes que forman giros ciclónicos y anticiclónicos. Las mayores velocidades se registran en las zonas cercanas a las costas y en los centros de circulaciones ciclónicas y anticiclónicas, alcanzando los mayores valores (459 cm/seg. y 486 cm/seg.) al norte de Pinar del Río y La Habana respectivamente. Lo: Cuba, Latin American Centre for Disaster Medicine. ID: 935 Au: Villamil Martínez, A; Carreras Rodríguez, A. Ti: Estudio de las velocidades torrenciales y tiempos de retardo de la región oriental de Cuba. So: Voluntad Hidráulica; 25(78):43-56, 1988. Ab: Realiza un estudio de las velocidades ocurridas en grandes avenidas y tiempo de retardo por el cauce en la región oriental de Cuba sobre la base de datos básicos proporcionados por 25 staciones hidrométricas. Describe el proceso de análisis, presentando valores reales caracter¡sticos de velocidades medias y fórmulas empíricas para su cálculo, así como comparación de lo tiempos de retardo por el cauce, calculados con los que ofrecen las fórmulas empleadas hasta el presente en Cuba. Lo: Cuba, Latin American Centre for Disaster Medicine. ID: 936 Au: Fernández Milanés, N; Ivedchuk, V. Ti: Evaluación de los par metros hidrológicos extremos observados durante el ciclón Flora. So: Voluntad Hidráulica; 25(79):3-6, 1988. Ab: Evalúa los parámetros hidrológicos extremos observados durante el paso del ciclón "Flora", por las provincias orientales y, en específico, para la cuenca del río Cauto. Se basa en los trabajos e investigaciones de campo (preguntas a pobladores en la cuenca). Presenta los fundamentos a los criterios y valores que se ofrecen en este trabajo. Concluye que las obras hidrotécnicas existentes y proyectadas (sin considerar Cauto El Paso) no solucionan el problema de la regulación del escurrimiento de las avenidas en el río Cauto. Lo: Cuba, Latin American Centre for Disaster Medicine. ID: 937 Au: Haynes Sutton, Ann. Ti: Hurricane Gilbert strikes Jamaica's unique birdlife. So: World Birdwatch; 10 (3-4):l&11, 1988. Ab: The vulnerability of island ecosystems to natural disasters was illustrated in the most dramatic way when Hurricane Gilbert raged across Jamaica on the 12/13 September 1988. It will be some time before the implications of the storm (said to be the most powerful ever recorded) for the natural environment can be assessed but preliminary impressions suggest that they may be very severe. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 938 Au: Gómez Carro, R; Pérez Eiriz, María C; Pubillones León, María A. Ti: Influencia del hurac n Kate sobre la calidad del agua de la laguna de la Leche. So: Voluntad Hidráulica; 25(79):39-46, 1988. Ab: Expone mediante tres muestreos los efectos del huracán "Kate" sobre la calidad del agua de la lagunade La Leche. Los resultados demostraron que el paso del huracán aumentó la descomposición de la materia orgánica arrastrada, lo cual se constató por el aumento de la DBO y la DQO y la disminución de oxígeno disuelto, el pH y la alcalinidad. Esta materia orgánica provocó la gran producción de nutrientes minerales, que produjeron un desarrollo explosivo de las aguas con un incremento de las concentraciones de oxígeno disuelto y del pH, y un descenso en los valores de la DBO y la DBQ. Los resultados reflejan también un proceso de dilución de las aguas, que ocasiona una disminución de los coliformes totales y fecales. Plantea que el huracán "Kate" originó un mejoramiento de la calidad del agua de la laguna La Leche, evidenciándose en la disminución de los organismos coliformes primero y, posteriormente, en el amplio desarrollo del fito y zooplanctón observado en el mes de marzo de 1986. Lo: Cuba, Latin American Centre for Disaster Medicine. ID: 939 Au: Shepherd, John B. Ti: Is the risk of a major earthquake in Kingston increasing?. So: Journal of the Geological Society of Jamaica; 24:44-8, 1988. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Isaacs, Michael C; Wadge, Geoffrey. Ti: Mapping the volcanic hazards from Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat, West Indies, using an image processor. So: Journal of the Geological Society of London; 145(4):541-51, 1988. Ab: We have used a digital model of the topography of Montserrat, a simple mathematical model of gravitational flow and some assumptions of the way in which the next eruption will develop to create a map of the volcanic hazards from Soufriere Hills Volcano. This has been done using an image processing computer to simulate the deposits produced by pyroclastic flows. This technique has the advantages over more traditional cartographic methods of spatial precision, rapid compilation of multiple eruption models and the explicit nature of the physical model used. Soufriere Hills Volcano is a small andesitic volcano characterised by a cluster of summit domes and an apron of pyroclastic flow deposits and mudflows upon which several thousand people now live. Most of the flanks were covered by deposits from a series of eruptions from 24,000 to 16,000 a BP, though there is some evidence that dome growth and small pyroclastic flows have occurred since. The modelling is constrained by field evidence from the deposits of previous eruptions. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 941 Au: Fritz-Sheridan, R. P; Coxson, D. S. Ti: Nitrogen fixation on a tropical volcano La Soufriere (Guadeloupe): the interaction of temperature, moisture, and light with net photosynthesis and nitrogenease activity in stereocaulon virgatum and response to periods of insolation shock. So: Biotechnologist; 20(1):63-81, 1988. Ab: The response of net photosynthesis, dark respiration and acetylene reduction to temperature, moisture and light intensity were examined for Stereocaulon virgatum growing in the cloud/shroud zone on the tropical volcano La Soufriere, Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Rates for both acetylene reduction and net photosynthesis were maximal at saturating water contents, a pattern attributed to the finely branched nature of the phyllocladoid branchlets and the exposed position of spherical cephalodia, both of which minimize the formation of surface and interhyphal water films. Under conditions typical of those during cloud/shroud periods (13-16 C), thalli of S.virgatum exhibit many characteristics seen in other shade-tolerant lichen species. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 942 Au: Hamilton, E. I. ed. Ti: Petroleum residues in surficical sediments from the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad. So: Marine Pollution Bulletin; 19(5):231-3, 1988. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Moore, J. Casey; Mascle, Alain; Taylor, Elliott. Ti: Tectonics and hydrogeology of the northern Barbados Ridge: results from ocean drilling program leg 110. So: Geological Society of America Bulletin; 100: 1578-93, Oct. 1988. Ab: Drilling near the deformation front of the northern Barbados Ridge cred an accretionary prism consisting of imbricately thrusted Neogene hemipelagic sediments detached from little - deformed Oligocene to Campanian underthrust deposits by a decollement zone composed of lower Miocene to upper Oligocene, scaly radiolarian claystone.Biostratigrafically defined age inversions define thrust faults in the accretionary prism that correlate between sites and are apparent on the seismic reflection sections. Two sites located 12 and 17 km west of deformation front document containing deformation of the accreted sediments during their uplift. Deformational features include both large- and small- scale folding and continued thrust faulting with the development of stratal disruption, cataclastic shear zones, and the proliferation of scaly fabrics. These features, resembling structures of accretionary complexes exposed on land, have developed in sediments never buried. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 944 Au: Dranis, Jeffrey; Tedesco, Lenore P; Tyrell, Kenith M; Wanless, Harold R. Ti: Tidal-flat sediment from Hurricane Kate, Caicos Platform British West Indies. So: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology; 58(4):724-38, 1988. Ab: Hurricane-generated, thinly bedded grainstones are the dominant style of stratification on the carbonate tidal-flat complex on Caicos Platform, British West Indies. This is in dramatic contrast to the winter-storm-generated millimeter-thick laminae which dominate stratification on the northwest Andros tidal flats and have become the general criteria for recognizing ancient carbonate tidal-flat sequences. Hurricane Kate, which passed directly across the Caicos tidal flats on 18 November, 1985, provided an opportunity both to document the character and distribution of a specific storm-sediment layer and to evaluate the role of hurricanes in moulding the geometry of the tidal-flat system. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 945 Au: Godschalk, David R; Brower, David J; Beatley, Timothy. Ti: Catastrophic coastal storms: hazard mitigation and development. Pub: College Station; Duke University Press; 1988. 275. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Cambers, Gillian. Ti: Coastal erosion and conservation in two Eastern Caribbean Islands, Barbados and Grenada. sn; 1988. 6. Co: 11th Caribbean Geological Conference; Bridgetown, 20-26, Jul, 1986. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Collymore, Jeremy McA. Ti: Critical factors influencing adjustments to natural hazards among St. Lucia banana farmers. Pub:Castries; Saint Lucia. Central Planning Unit Organization of American States; 1988. 70. Ab: This study collected information on the farmers' of St. Lucia perception, knowledge and adjustments to threats posed by hurricanes and natural storms. It evaluates the effectiveness of traditional hurricane mitigation strategies used by small farmers. It identified and evaluated public mitigation strategies as well as identified and isolated these factors that best explain variations among the small farmers. Lo: UWI, Mona, Main Library; UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 948 Au: Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency Ti: CIDA contributes to regional emergency telecommunications network. So: Caribbean Disaster News; 2 : 3, Jan. – Jun. 1993. Lo: Jamaica, Manchester Parish Library.
Au: Jackson, Trevor A. Ti: Development and present status of seismic research work in Jamaica, West Indies. Pub: Kingston; University of the West Indies, Mona; 1988. 12. Ab: The Seismic Research Unit of the University of the West Indies first began its operations in Jamaica in 1963 with the installation of a single vertical component seismometer. Since 1963 the number of stations has increased and presently there is a network of five short period vertical component seismometers linked by radio telemetry to the base recording station at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies. Seismic events are recorded on 600 metre reels of magnetic tape and the position of each event is located and the magnitude and epicentre determined. In addition to the network of seismic stations there are six strong motion accelerographs which are deployed in high rise buildings in urban and rural Jamaica. Since their installation in the mid 1970's, only one earthquake in 1978 yielded a good strong motion record. In 1983 the Jamaica Bureau of Standards introduced a National Building Code for engineers in which it recommends that structures be designed according to the code of the Structural Engineers Association of California. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 950 Au: Antigua and Barbuda. National Office of Disaster Preparedness. Ti: Guidelines for district disaster preparedness committee: official draft. Pub: St. Johns; Antigua and Barbuda. National Office of Disaster Preparedness; 1988. 39. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Rowley, Keith C. Ti: Introduction to volcanoes in the Eastern Caribbean. Pub: St. Augustine; University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Unit; 1988. 10. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Seon, Kenneth. Ti: Investigation of the impact of Hurricane Emily of September 1987 on the Commonwealth Caribbean and Bermuda with emphasis on the dynamics of the information flow of storm warnings and advisories to the public, and of communication between critical sectors involved in emergency operations. Pub:St. Johns; UNDRO. Pan Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project; 1988. 33. Ab: Describes the path of the hurricane through the Caribbean giving detailed report on the impact on several islands in the Caribbean. Looks particularly at each island's state of preparedness, the warning systems, use of the media, meteorological services and the functioning of the local national disaster committees. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 953 Au: Wadge, Geoffrey; Isaacs, Michael C. Ti: Mapping the volcanic hazards from Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat, West Indies using an image processor. Pub:St. Augustine; University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Unit; 1988. 12.. Ab: Used a digital model of the topography of Montserrat, a simple mathematical model of gravitational flow and some assumptions of the way in which the next eruption will develop to create a map of the volcanic hazards from Soufriere Hills Volcano. This has been done using an image processing computer to simulate the deposits produced by pyroclastic flows. This technique has the advantages over more traditional cartographic methods of spatial precision, rapid computation of multiple eruption models and the explicit nature of the physical model used. Soufriere Hills Volcano is a small andesitic volcano characterised by a cluster of summit domes and an apron of pyroclastic flow deposits and mudflows upon which several thousand people now live. The modelling is constrained by field evidence from the deposits of previous eruptions. Although the evidence is not good enough to model individual flow units, the cumulative deposits can be used. From the eruption deposit models was created a new type of map specifically for emergency planning. This sequential hazard zone map attempts to portray the regions that would be at hazard from pyroclastic flows during successive stages from the start of an eruption whose energy release was increasing with time. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 954 Ti: Plan of Action to reduce the hazards of pesticides/prepared by the Pesticide Task Force, National Food and Nutrition Co-ordinating Committee of Jamaica. Pub: Kingston; NFNCC ; 1988. 18. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 955 Au: Navarro Gómez, N. Ti: Potencial redox y su influencia en las propiedades qu¡micas de los suelos en condiciones de inundación. Pub: Ciudad de La Habana; 1988. 113. Th: Submitted to Academia de Ciencias. Instituto de Suelos presented for the degree Doctor en Ciencias Agrícolas. Ab: Estudia el humus en los suelos de Cuba, sus características y métodos de extracción. Lo: Cuba, Latin American Centre for Disaster Medicine.
Ti: Disaster information system and regional disaster communication needs of the Pan Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project (PCDPPP). So: In: Marrett, Christine; Balson, David. Report on UWIDITE/IDRC workshop on computer-based communication for Caribbean development. Kingston , University of the West Indies, 1988. 80-81 Co: UWIDITE/IDRC Workshop on Computer-Based Communication for Caribbean Development; Kingston, 28-30, Mar. 1988. Ab: Access to relevant information, availibility of means of reliable communications, and the ability to transfer data quickly is important to the process of disaster management. Computer-based communications systems have become a normal part of emergency operations. The Pan Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project(PCDPPP) has been linked with the UNDRONET system since November 1987. PCDPPP is seeking to establish a network of contacts and a computerized networking system can facilitate services such as: - operational information for complex disaster incidents; - situation reports with real-time updates; - case studies; - bibliographic and other services associated with conventional information services. PCDPPP will depend on the availability of efficient regional data communication systems to ensure timely, useful and productive service for the emergency management interests in the region. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 957 Au: Earle, Aedan H. Ti: Review of erosion, slope stability and flooding in the eastern watersheds of Jamaica. Pub:Kingston; Jamaica. Office of Disaster Preparedness; 1988. Ab: Effect of man's activities in the upland regions of Jamaica is accelerated erosion rates and increased runoff. The loss of topsoil leads to decreased fertility of the soil and the flood potential of rivers in these watersheds is increased by the large influx of sediment. High rates of sedimentation in rivers increases the flood potential of these rivers by reducing the channels and in some cases, blocking the channel. The resultant elevated water levels causes flooding in low lying areas. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. ID: 958 Au: Goddard, Donald. Ti: Seismic stratigraphy and sedimentation of the Cariaco Basin and surrounding continental shelf, northeastern Venezuela. Pub: sn; 1988. Co: 11th Caribbean Geological Conference ; Bridgetown, 20 –26, Jul. 1986. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 959 Au: Bicheler, Jean. Ti: Solid waste collection and disposal in Castries and environs: diagnostic report. Pub: s.l; s.n; 1988. Lo: St. Lucia, St. Lucia Solid Waste Management.
Au: Griffith, Mark D; Collymore, Jeremy McA. Ti: Speightstown flood study. Pub: Bridgetown; Canadian High Commission; 1988. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
Au: Rowley, Keith C. Ti: Caribbean volcanoes and their associated hazards. So: In: Shepherd, John B; Rowley, Keith C; Lynch, Lloyd L; Beckles, David; Suite, Winston H. E. Summary proceedings of Lesser Antilles Volcanic Assessment Seminar (LAVAS). St. Augustine, University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Unit, 1988. 7-14. Co: Lesser Antilles Volcanic Assessment Seminar (LAVAS); St. Augustine, 25-26, Apr. 1988. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.; Costa Rica, Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean; UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 962 Au: Shepherd, John B; Rowley, Keith C; Lynch, Lloyd L; Beckles, David; Suite, Winston H. E. Ti: Summary proceedings of Lesser Antilles volcanic assessment seminar (LAVAS). Pub: St. Augustine; University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Unit; 1988. 31. Co: Lesser Antilles Volcanic Assessment Seminar (LAVAS); St. Augustine, 25-26, Apr. 1988. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.; Costa Rica, Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean; UWI, Science Mona, Library. ID: 963 Au: Beckles, David. Ti: Computers in earthquake monitoring at the Seismic Research Unit, U.W.I, Trinidad & Tobago. So: In: Shepherd, John B; Rowley, Keith C; Lynch, Lloyd L; Beckles, David; Suite, Winston H. E. Summary proceedings of Lesser Antilles Volcanic Assessment Seminar (LAVAS). St. Augustine, University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Unit, 1988. 26-28. Co: Lesser Antilles Volcanic Assessment Seminar (LAVAS); St. Augustine, 25-26, Apr. 1988. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.; Costa Rica, Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean; UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 964 Au: Suite, Winston H. E. Ti: Question of risk assessment and natural disasters. So: In: Shepherd, John B; Rowley, Keith C; Lynch, Lloyd L; Beckles, David; Suite, Winston H. E. Summary proceedings of Lesser Antilles Volcanic Assessment Seminar (LAVAS). St. Augustine, University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Unit, 1988. 29-31. Co: Lesser Antilles Volcanic Assessment Seminar (LAVAS); St. Augustine, 25-26, Apr. 1988. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.; Costa Rica, Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean; UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 965 Au: Shepherd, John B. Ti: Volcanic surveillance and emergency response in the OECS. So: In: Shepherd, John B; Rowley, Keith C; Lynch, Lloyd L; Beckles, David; Suite, Winston H. E. Summary proceedings of Lesser Antilles Volcanic Assessment Seminar (LAVAS). St. Augustine, University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Unit, 1988. 15-19. Co: Lesser Antilles Volcanic Assessment Seminar (LAVAS); St. Augustine, 25-26, Apr. 1988. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.; Costa Rica, Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean; UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 966 Au: Bacarreza, Vivian. Ti: The identification, monitoring and mitigation of hazardous risks in towns and villages of Grenada: a manual. Pub: St. George's; Organization of American States National Emergency Relief Organisation; 1988. 38. Lo: Costa Rica, Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean; UWI, Mona, Science Library.
Au: Williams, Lawrence A. D. Ti: The immediate and post effects of Hurricane Gilbert on a lowland coffee farm located in Nassau Valley in the parish of St. Elizabeth. Pub: s.l.; s.n.; 1988. 11. Ab: Hurricane Gilbert, the worst hurricane recorded to date in the western hemisphere, struck the island of Jamaica on the 12th September, 1988, with winds velocity of 120 miles/hr. Damage assessment of coffee trees revealed that trees located on slope of 25-30o, suffered significantly higher damage than in the valley floor (P0.05). Inspection of damaged trees revealed that 98 percent and 78 percent were damaged from slope and valley areas respectively, n 1. Lo: UWI, Mona, Science Library. ID: 968 Au: Hinds, Hugh C; Reid, Stanley E. Ti: The natural oil spill contingency plan and the role of the Ministry of Energy in environmental protection. Pub: Port of Spain; Trinidad and Tobago. Ministry of Energy; 1988. 5. Ab: Outlines the role of the Ministry of Energy in preventing and combating pollution affecting the land and marine areas. The contingency plan was prepared by the Ministry in close collaboration with the oil companies and other relevant Government Ministries and Agencies. States that the plan was designed to provide for coordinated response by local agencies in the protection of both the land and marine environments from oil spills. The plan also provides for the soliciting of assistance from external agencies when dealing with spills in excess of 20,000 barrels. Lo: Jamaica, Scientific Research Council. ID: 969 Au: Granger, Orman E. Ti: Geographical events and social change in the eastern Caribbean. Ab: It is shown that in the aftermath of the disaster triggered by hurricanes and a volcanic eruption changes occurred in the economies of some of the islands both in the restoration and reconstruction periods. Changes occurred in the political power structure and in the political philosophy of the ruling parties. Further, that recovery from devastation depended on external aid that proved to be a bane to economic independence and self determination. The structure of, and interrelationships within social organisations particularly the family were modified as demographic shifts and migrations in search of housing and employment occurred. It is further shown that neither societal vulnerability nor resiliency has improved despite that trauma. Lo: Barbados, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency.
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