Mountain risksfrom prediction to management and governance
Dordrecht
Springer
2014
1 online resource )414 p.(
Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research ;v.43
Includes bibliographical references and index
Innovative techniques for the detection and characterization of the kinematics of slow-moving landslides -- Innovative techniques for the characterization of the morphology, geometry and hydrological features of slow-moving landslides -- Techniques for the modelling of the process systems in slow and fast-moving landslides -- Methods for debris flow hazard and risk assessment -- Advances in methodologies for rockfall hazard and risk assessments -- Medium-scale multi-hazard risk assessment of gravitational processes -- Methods for the characterization of the vulnerability of elements at risk -- The importance of the lessons learnt from past disasters for risk assessment -- Disaster mitigation by corrective and protection measures -- The relevance of legal aspects, risk cultures and insurance possibilities for risk management -- The relevance of Early-Warning Systems and evacuation plans for risk management -- Risk assessment: Establishing practical thresholds for acceptable and tolerable risks -- The use of geo-information and modern visualization tools for risk communication
Risk assessment ، Mass-wasting
، Landslide hazard analysis
Risk assessment ، Floods
Risk assessment ، Mountains
، Hazard mitigation
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