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Lightning hazard mitigation in Uganda


Citation

Mary, Ahurra Kulyaka and Gomes, Chandima and Gomes, Ashen and Wan Ahmad, Wan Fatinhamamah (2014) Lightning hazard mitigation in Uganda. In: 2014 International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), 13-17 Oct. 2014, Shanghai, China. (pp. 1619-1628).

Abstract

This paper addresses a concurrent burning issue in Uganda; the mitigation of rapidly increasing lightning hazards in the country. By analyzing various economic, technical and social factors a feasible hazard mitigation module has been proposed. The module essentially needs government intervention for providing facilities and coordination of various contributors and stakeholders for channeling expertise and possible funding. Several lightning disaster mitigation strategies have been proposed whereas practicality and limitations of applying them in Uganda are discussed in detail. Proposed modules are applicable in many countries having similar socio-economic environment


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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Keywords: Lightning safety; Isokeraunic level; Thunderstorm; Human injury; Uganda
Depositing User: Samsida Samsudin
Date Deposited: 12 Dec 2014 04:18
Last Modified: 12 Dec 2014 04:18
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32662
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