The landslide handbook : a guide to understanding landslides /
This handbook is intended to be a resource for people affected by landslides to acquire further knowledge, especially about the conditions that are unique to their neighborhoods and communities. Considerable literature and research are available concerning landslides, but unfortunately little of it...
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Reston, Va. :
U.S. Geological Survey,
2008.
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| Series: | U.S. Geological Survey circular ;
1325. |
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS106590 |
| Summary: | This handbook is intended to be a resource for people affected by landslides to acquire further knowledge, especially about the conditions that are unique to their neighborhoods and communities. Considerable literature and research are available concerning landslides, but unfortunately little of it is synthesized and integrated to address the geographically unique geologic and climatic conditions around the globe. Landslides occur throughout the world, under all climatic conditions and terrains, cost billions in monetary losses, and are responsible for thousands of deaths and injuries each year. Often, they cause long-term economic disruption, population displacement, and negative effects on the natural environment. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed on December 4, 2008). Title from title screen (viewed Dec. 4, 2008). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | [xiii, 129] pages : digital, PDF file, color illustrations |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet from the USGS web site. Address as of 12/16/08: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1325/pdf/C1325%5F508.pdf ; current access available via PURL. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |