Landslide risk assessment
Over the past decade there has been a gradual shift away from simply relying on engineering solutions to individual landslide problems, to the use of a variety of strategies to manage the problems over a broad area. Such alternative strategies include the use of building codes, land use planning con...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
Thomas Telford
2004
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Add Tag | Summary: | Over the past decade there has been a gradual shift away from simply relying on engineering solutions to individual landslide problems, to the use of a variety of strategies to manage the problems over a broad area. Such alternative strategies include the use of building codes, land use planning controls, preventing water leakage, early warning systems and insurance schemes. This book addresses these developments and provides a multidisciplinary perspective on landslide management. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 454 pages illustrations 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 412-441) and index |
| ISBN: | 0727731718 9780727731715 |
Identification and mitigation of large landslide risks in Europe advances in risk assessment