The landslide handbook [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to understanding landslides / / by Lynn M. Highland and Peter Bobrowsky

• Autore: Highland Lynn
• Pubblicazione: Reston, Va. : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 2008
• Descrizione fisica: xiii, 129 pages : digital, PDF file, color illustrations
• Soggetto topico: Landslides; Landslides - Prevention; Landslide hazard analysis
• Altri autori: BobrowskyPeter T
• Note generali: Title from title screen (viewed Dec. 4, 2008).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Landslide handbook
• Titolo autorizzato: The landslide handbook
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910697823903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II