Landslide Hazards, Risks, and Disasters (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2014
Editors-in-chief:	John F. Shroder
Editors:	Tim Davies
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	492
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-396452-6
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Nuclear issues Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena
LSN:	0-12-396452-0
Barcode:	9780123964526

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