Landslide risk assessment

In this second edition new information is included on pipelines, deepwater oil and gas, and remote sensing imagery with GIS. The sections on probabilistic methods and quantitative hazard and risk assessment have been expanded. New case studies and practical do's and don't's make this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Lee, E. Mark
Other Authors Jones, David K. C.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : ICE Publishing, 2014.
EditionSecond edition.
Subjects
Landslide hazard analysis.
Landslides > Risk assessment.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780727758019
0727758012
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Background to landslide risk assessment
  • The basic elements of landslide risk assessment
  • Landslide hazard
  • Qualitative and semi-quantitative risk assessment
  • Introduction to probability and quantitative assessment
  • Estimating the probability of landsliding
  • Exposure
  • Vulnerability
  • Estimating the consequences
  • Quantifying risk
  • From risk estimation to landslide management strategy
  • Future challenges.

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