Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2 : Landslide Processes / / edited by Giorgio Lollino, Daniele Giordan, Giovanni B. Crosta, Jordi Corominas, Rafig Azzam, Janusz Wasowski, Nicola Sciarra |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (2015 p.) |
Disciplina |
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Soggetto topico |
Geotechnical engineering
Natural disasters Geomorphology Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences Natural Hazards |
ISBN | 3-319-09057-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I Keynote -- Part II Advanced Landslide Field Instrumentation and Monitoring -- Part III Approaches to Landslide Risk Modelling and Mitigation -- Part IV Characterization, Monitoring and Modelling of Large Slope Instabilities and their Interaction with Engineering Structures -- Part V Characterizing and Monitoring Landslide and Ground Deformation Processes Using Remote Sensing and Geophysics -- Part VI Debris Flows: Mechanics, Modeling, Mitigation Measures, Hazard and Risk Assessment and Management -- Part VII Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations: Innovative Multidimensional Approaches and Targeted Applications -- Part VIII Early Warning Systems for Landslide Hazard and Risk Management -- Part IX Earthquake-Induced Landslides -- Part X Failure Mechanisms of Large Rock Slopes -- Part XI Geotechnical Design and Assessment of New and Existing River Embankments -- Part XII Giant Landslides—Major Hazard from Rare Events -- Part XIII Hazard Mapping -- Part XIV Interpretation of Landslide Mechanisms for Risk Mitigation -- Part XV Landslide Dam: Formation and Stability -- Part XVI Landslide Forecast Using New Techniques and Early Warning Systems -- Part XVII Landslide Numerical Modeling -- Part XVIII Landslide Recognition, Early Warnings and Risk Management -- Part XIX Long-term Monitoring of Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations for Hazard Assessment and Mitigation -- Part XX Passive Seismic Methods for Unstable Masses Monitoring -- Part XXI Mechanisms of Initiation of Rapid Landslides -- Part XXII Numerical and Analytical Methods for Prediction of Landslide Deformation Evolution -- Part XXIII Monitoring and Modeling of Landslide Processes -- Part XXIV Numerical and Analytical Methods for Prediction of Landslide Deformation Evolution -- Part XXV Passive Seismic Methods for Unstable Masses Monitoring -- Part XXVI Prediction Methods for Rainfall Triggered Landslides -- Part XXVII Rapid Landslide Propagation: Physical and Numerical Modeling -- Part XXVIII Rapid Mass Movement of Rock -- Part XXIX Risk Analysis, Assessment and Management -- Part XXX Rockfall Protection -- Part XXXI Rockfall Risk Assessment and Management—Current Practice and Developments -- Part XXXII Slope Stabilization and Protection Measures: Concepts and Methods -- Part XXXIII Water in Slope Instability: Hydrological, Mechanical and Chemical Processes. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299449003321 |
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Mountain Risks: From Prediction to Management and Governance / / edited by Theo Van Asch, Jordi Corominas, Stefan Greiving, Jean-Philippe Malet, Simone Sterlacchini |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (414 p.) |
Disciplina | 549 |
Collana | Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research |
Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters
Mineral resources Environmental management Computers Remote sensing Quality control Reliability Industrial safety Natural Hazards Mineral Resources Environmental Management Information Systems and Communication Service Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk |
ISBN | 94-007-6769-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- 1. Introduction: The components of risk governance -- Part I : New techniques for assessing mass movement hazards -- 2. Innovative techniques for the detection and characterization of the kinematics of slow-moving landslides -- 3. Innovative techniques for the characterization of the morphology, geometry and hydrological features of slow-moving landslides -- 4. Techniques for the modelling of the process systems in slow and fast-moving landslides -- Part II: Methodologies to assess the impact of the natural hazards on the society in terms of risks -- 5. Methods for debris flow hazard and risk assessment -- 6. Advances in methodologies for rockfall hazard and risk assessments -- 7. Medium-scale multi-hazard risk assessment of gravitational processes -- 8. Methods for the characterization of the vulnerability of elements at risk -- 9. The importance of the lessons learnt from past disasters for risk assessment -- Part III: The response of the Society towards the problems of hazard and risk -- 10. Disaster mitigation by spatial planning -- 11. Disaster mitigation by corrective and protection measures -- 12. The relevance of legal aspects, risk cultures and insurance possibilities for risk management -- 13. The relevance of Early-Warning Systems and evacuation plans for risk management -- 14. Risk assessment: Establishing practical thresholds for acceptable and tolerable risks -- 15. The use of geo-information and modern visualization tools for risk communication -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298391203321 |
Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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