Spennemann DHR
The Johnstone Centre of Parks, Recreation and Heritage, Charles Sturt University, P.O. Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia
Environ Manage. 1996 May;20(3):337-48. doi: 10.1007/BF01203842.
Low-lying islands and atolls are particularly prone to storm surges created by tropical depressions and typhoons. This paper presents a case study of traditional and contemporary settlement patterns of Majuro, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and discusses its vulnerability to such storm surges. The paper shows that the application of traditional knowledge extends to the realm of urban planning and that, in fact, ignoring this traditional knowledge as expressed in pre-World War II settlement patterns, exposes urban development to increased flood hazards, a risk which may exact a price too high in life and property.
地势低洼的岛屿和环礁特别容易受到热带低压和台风引发的风暴潮影响。本文以马绍尔群岛共和国首都马朱罗的传统与当代居住模式为例进行研究，并探讨其面对此类风暴潮的脆弱性。本文表明，传统知识的应用延伸到了城市规划领域，事实上，忽视二战前居住模式所体现的这种传统知识，会使城市发展面临更大的洪水危害风险，而这种风险可能会让生命和财产付出过高代价。
