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Landslide Risk Assessment.

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In this second edition new information is included on pipelines, deepwater oil and gas, and remote sensing imagery with GIS. The sections on probabilistic methods and quantitative hazard and risk assessment have been expanded. New case studies and practical do's and don't's make this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee, E. Mark
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Institution of Civil Engineers, 2013.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Landslide hazard analysis.
Landslides > Risk assessment.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Background to landslide risk assessment
  • The basic elements of landslide risk assessment
  • Landslide hazard
  • Qualitative and semi-quantitative risk assessment
  • Introduction to probability and quantitative assessment
  • Estimating the probability of landsliding
  • Exposure
  • Vulnerability
  • Estimating the consequences
  • Quantifying risk
  • From risk estimation to landslide management strategy
  • Future challenges.