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Geomorphological hazards and disaster prevention
Title
Geomorphological hazards and disaster prevention / [edited by] Irasema Alcántara-Ayala, Andrew S. Goudie.
ISBN
9780521769259
0521769256
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Physical Description
xi, 291 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 30, 2010
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Regional seismic shaking hazards in mountains / William B. Bull
Volcanic hazards and risks : a geomorphological perspective / Jean-Claude Thouret
Mountain hazards / Olav Slaymaker
Review and future challenges in snow avalanche risk analysis / Michael Bründl ... [et al.]
Landslide hazards / David Petley
Catastrophic landslides and sedimentary budgets / Monique Fort ... [et al.]
Landslides and climatic change / Lisa Borgatti and Mauro Soldati
The hazardousness of high-magnitude floods / Avijit Gupta
Flood hazards : the context of fluvial geomorphology / Gerardo Benito and Paul F. Hudson
Geomorphology and coastal hazards / Harley J. Walker and Molly McGraw
Weathering hazards / Andrew S. Goudie and Heather Viles
Hazards associated with karst / Francisco Gutiérrez
Soil erosion / Andrew S. Goudie and John Boardman
Desertification and land degradation in arid and semi-arid regions / Yang Xiaoping
Dune migration and encroachment / Andrew S. Goudie
GIS for the assessment of risk from geomorphological hazards / Cees J. van Westen
Hazard assessment for risk analysis and risk management / Michael Crozier and Thomas Glade
Vulnerability analysis in geomorphic risk assessment / Gabi Hufschmidt and Thomas Glade
Geomorphological hazards and global climate change / Andrew S. Goudie
Geomorphic hazards and sustainable development / David Higgitt
Geomorphology and disaster prevention / Irasema Alcántra-Alaya
Geomorphology and the international agenda : concluding remarks / Irasema Alcántra-Alaya.
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