Mountain risksfrom prediction to management and governance
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Dordrecht
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Springer
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource )414 p.(
SERIES
Series Title
Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research ;v.43
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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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
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
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Risk assessment ، Mass-wasting
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، Landslide hazard analysis
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Risk assessment ، Floods
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Risk assessment ، Mountains
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، Hazard mitigation
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
551
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3/07551
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3/07
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
TA190TA190
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
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TI
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Theo van Asch...]et al.[, editors
AU nav .J .W .hT ,hcsA
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SE Advances in natural and technological hazards research ;