Landslide hazards, risks, and disasters / series editor, John F. Shroder and volume editor, Tim Davies.

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TextLanguage: English Series: Hazards and disasters seriesCopyright date: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2015Edition: First EditionDescription: xvii, 473 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780123964526 (hardback)

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DDC classification:

551.307

LOC classification:

QE599.A2 L363 2015

Partial contents:

1. Landslide Hazards, Risks, and Disasters: Introduction -- 2. Landslide Causes and Triggers -- 3. Mass Movement in Bedrock -- 4. Coseismic Landslides -- 5. Volcanic Debris Avalanches -- 6. Peat Landslides -- 7. Rock-Snow-Ice Avalanches -- 8. Multiple Landslide-Damming Episodes -- 9. Rock Avalanches onto Glaciers -- 10. Paleolandslides -- 11. Remote Sensing of Landslide Motion with Emphasis on Satellite Multitemporal Interferometry Applications: An Overview -- 12. Small Landslide--Frequent, Costly, and Manageable -- 13. Analysis Tools for Mass Movement Assessment.

Abstract: "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"--

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Colección general	Biblioteca Yachay Tech	551.307 L2638 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Ej. 1	Available		005275

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"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"--

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