Landslides in Cold Regions in the Context of Climate Change

Landslides in cold regions have different mechanisms from those in other areas, and comparatively few research efforts have been made in this field. Recently, because of climate change, some new trends concerning landslide occurrence and motion have appeared, severely impacting economic development...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Shan, Wei (Editor ), Guo, Ying (Editor ), Wang, Fawu (Editor ), Marui, Hideaki (Editor ), Strom, Alexander (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:Environmental Science,
Temas:
Environment.
Natural disasters.
Climatology.
Environmental Sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Climate Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Descripción
Sumario:Landslides in cold regions have different mechanisms from those in other areas, and comparatively few research efforts have been made in this field. Recently, because of climate change, some new trends concerning landslide occurrence and motion have appeared, severely impacting economic development and communities. This book collects key case studies from the cold regions all over the world, providing an overview of the general situation.
Descripción Física:XIII, 310 p. 217 illus., 184 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783319008677
ISSN:2661-8222

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