Landslide hazards, risks, and disasters:

"Landslides are the most costly geo-hazard in the world, and they're often the cause or the result of other hazards and disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes, wildfires, and volcanic eruptions. Landslide Hazards, Risks, and Disasters makes a close and detailed examination of major mass m...

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Other Authors: Davies, Timothy R. H. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier/Academic Press [2014]
Series:Hazards and disasters series
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"Landslides are the most costly geo-hazard in the world, and they're often the cause or the result of other hazards and disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes, wildfires, and volcanic eruptions. Landslide Hazards, Risks, and Disasters makes a close and detailed examination of major mass movements and provides measures for more thorough and accurate monitoring, prediction, preparedness, and prevention. It takes a geoscientific approach to the topic while also discussing the impacts human-induced causes such as deforestation, blasting, and building construction--underscoring the multi-disciplinary nature of the topic"--Provided by publisher
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Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780123964755
012396475X

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