Landslides and climate change : challenges and solutions : proceedings of the International Conference on Landslides and Climate Change, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, UK, 21-24 May 2007 /
Understanding the relationship between landslides and climate change is crucially important in planning a proactive approach to hazard and risk management. Advances in geohazard modelling and prediction enable us to be better prepared for the impacts of climate change, but there is still a need for...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, Florida :
CRC Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Balkema-proceedings and monographs in engineering, water, and earth sciences.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Understanding the relationship between landslides and climate change is crucially important in planning a proactive approach to hazard and risk management. Advances in geohazard modelling and prediction enable us to be better prepared for the impacts of climate change, but there is still a need for effective risk management and informed planning policy to improve the safety and sustainability of communities at risk. The increasing frequency of extreme weather events has highlighted our vulnerability to the impact of climate change, and has resulted in enormous human and economic loss. This. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
| ISBN: | 9780415443180 0415443180 9780415889377 0415889375 |