Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk - Volume 5 Catastrophic Landslides and Frontiers of Landslide Science (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)

This book is a part of ICL new book series "ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction" founded in 2019. Peer-reviewed papers submitted to the Fifth World Landslide Forum were published in six volumes of this book series. This book contains the followings: Part I with topics is mainly about landslides and earthquakes; landslide dams and outburst floods; catastrophic large-scale landslides in mountainous regions. Part II with topics is mainly about impact of climate change; loess landslides; mapping, monitoring and modeling of landslides; stabilization and mitigation; application of new technology in landslide studies. Prof. Vit Vilimek is the vice-president of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) and a member of the evaluation committee, Editor-in-Chief of the university journal AUC Geographica and Associate Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Geoenvironmental Disasters. He is a Professor of Physical Geography at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Prof. Fawu Wang is the President of the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ICGdR) and the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Geoenvironmental Disasters. He is a Professor at the School of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China. Dr. Alexander Strom is a chief expert at the Geodynamics Research Center LLC, Moscow, Russia. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Chang'an University, Xi'an, China, Visiting Professor at SKLGP, Chengdu, China, and an alternative representative of the JSC "Hydroproject Institute" in ICL. Prof. Kyoji Sassa is the Founding President and the Secretary-General of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL). He has been the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal Landslides since its foundation in 2004. Prof. Peter Bobrowsky is the President of the International Consortium on Landslides. He is a Senior Scientist of Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Prof. Kaoru Takara is the Executive Director of the International Consortium on Landslides. He is a Professor and Dean of Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies (GSAIS) in Human Survivability (Shishu-Kan), Kyoto University.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction
Release date:	December 2021
First published:	2021
Editors:	Vit Vilimek • Fawu Wang • Alexander Strom • Kyoji Sassa • Peter T. Bobrowsky • Kaoru Takara
Dimensions:	279 x 210mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	427
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-060321-2
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Promotions
LSN:	3-03-060321-0
Barcode:	9783030603212

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