an environmental approach to hillside development, mine reclamation and watershed restoration /
First Statement of Responsibility
Horst J. Schor, Donald H. Gray
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Hoboken, N.J. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
John Wiley & Sons,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2007
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 354 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction to landform grading and revegetation -- Surficial erosion and mass wasting of slopes -- Influence of vegetation on hillside stability -- Influence of topography on slope stability and hydrology -- Geomorphic evolution of slopes -- Hillside grading fundamentals -- Principles of landform grading -- Essential design elements for slope forms and landforms -- Implementation of the landform grading plan -- Public and regulatory response to landform grading -- Landforming projects--watershed restoration and mining reclamation -- Landforming projects--hillside development and mass-grading applications