Landslides Processes, Prediction, and Land Use - Water Resources Monograph

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Resources Monograph Series, Volume 18. Landslides are a constant in shaping our landscape. Whether by large episodic, or smaller chronic, mass movements, our mountains, hills, valleys, rivers, and streams bear evidence of change from landslides. Combined with anthropogenic factors, especially the development and settlement of unstable terrain, landslides (as natural processes) have become natural disasters. This book charts our understanding of landslide processes, prediction methods, and related land use issues. How and where do landslides initiate? What are the human and economic consequences? What hazard assessment and prediction methods are available, and how well do they work? How does land use, from timber harvesting and road building to urban and industrial development, affect landslide distribution in time and space? And what is the effect of land use and climate change on landslides? This book responds to such questions with:  Synopses of how various land uses and management activities influence landslide behavior  Analyses of earth surface processes that affect landslide frequency and extent  Examples of prediction techniques and methods of landslide hazard assessment, including scales of application  Discussion of landslide types and related costs and damages Those who study landslides, and those who deal with landslides, from onset to after-effects-including researchers, engineers, land managers, educators, students, and policy makers-will find this work a benchmark reference, now and for years to come.

ISBN:	9780875903224
Publisher:	Wiley
Imprint:	American Geophysical Union
Published date:	01 Jan 2006
DEWEY:	551.307
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	312
Weight:	486g
Height:	230mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	17mm

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