Landslide Recognition: Identification, Movement and Causes: 1 (International Association of Geomorphologists) - Hardcover

Ibsen, Maļa-Laura

 
9780471964773: Landslide Recognition: Identification, Movement and Causes: 1 (International Association of Geomorphologists)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0471964778 ISBN 13: 9780471964773
Publisher: Wiley, 1996

Synopsis

Every year a landslide disaster occurs somewhere in Europe. Destructive events are fortunately infrequent but when they do occur they are often tragic in their effects. Europe is heavily populated and development is expanding into areas where natural events are more likely to happen. Landslide Recognition is written by specialists from several European institutions and is designed to portray the diagnostic features of landslides as they would appear in the field, on maps or in photographs. Brief descriptions are provided and some guidance is given in the area in which different landslide types might be expected. This book will assist planners, developers, engineers and earth scientists to recognise where a problem may exist and to diagnose what type of failure may occur. The correct investigations and remedial measures may then be applied.

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About the Author

Richard Dikau and Denys Brunsden are the authors of Landslide Recognition: Identification, Movement and Causes , published by Wiley.

From the Back Cover

Every year a landslide disaster occurs somewhere in Europe. Destructive events are fortunately infrequent but when they do occur they are often tragic in their effects. Europe is heavily populated and development is expanding into areas where natural events are more likely to happen. Landslide Recognition is written by specialists from several European institutions and is designed to portray the diagnostic features of landslides as they would appear in the field, on maps or in photographs. Brief descriptions are provided and some guidance is given in the area in which different landslide types might be expected. This book will assist planners, developers, engineers and earth scientists to recognise where a problem may exist and to diagnose what type of failure may occur. The correct investigations and remedial measures may then be applied.

From the Inside Flap

Every year a landslide disaster occurs somewhere in Europe. Destructive events are fortunately infrequent but when they do occur they are often tragic in their effects. Europe is heavily populated and development is expanding into areas where natural events are more likely to happen. Landslide Recognition is written by specialists from several European institutions and is designed to portray the diagnostic features of landslides as they would appear in the field, on maps or in photographs. Brief descriptions are provided and some guidance is given in the area in which different landslide types might be expected. This book will assist planners, developers, engineers and earth scientists to recognise where a problem may exist and to diagnose what type of failure may occur. The correct investigations and remedial measures may then be applied.

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Publisher
Wiley
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0471964778
ISBN 13 
9780471964773
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
272
Editor
Dikau Richard, Brunsden Denys, Schrott Lothar