Landslides - Disaster Risk Reduction

This book documents the First World Landslide Forum, which was jointly organized by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL), eight UN organizations (UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UN/ISDR, UNU, UNEP, World Bank, UNDP) and four NGOs (International Council for Science, World Federation of Engineering Orga...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Sassa, Kyoji (Editor ), Canuti, Philippo (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Temas:
Geotechnical engineering.
Physical geography.
Environmental monitoring.
Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
Earth System Sciences.
Environmental Monitoring.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Progress of IPL Activities
  • Progress of the International Programme on Landslides (IPL) - Objectives of the IPL and the World Landslide Forum
  • Projects of International Programme on Landslides
  • Keynote Lectures
  • Landslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategy
  • Understanding to Predict
  • Mechanics-Based Approach Toward the Mitigation of Debris Flow Disasters
  • Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences: An Overview
  • Satellite Remote Sensing Applications for Landslide Detection and Monitoring
  • Huge Landslides Caused by Massive Earthquakes and Long-Lasting Geotechnical Risks
  • The Increasing Wildfire and Post-Fire Debris-Flow Threat in Western USA, and Implications for Consequences of Climate Change
  • Recovery of the Buddha's Niches and Cliff in Bamiyan (Central Afghanistan) after the Taliban Destruction of 2001
  • Achievements of IPL Projects
  • Assessment of Global High-Risk Landslide Disaster Hotspots
  • International Summer School on Rockslides and Related Phenomena in the Kokomeren River Valley, Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan
  • Landslide Investigation and Capacity Building in the Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes Area (IPL C101-1)
  • Monitoring, Geomorphological Evolution and Slope Stability of Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu: Results from Italian INTERFRASI project
  • Dilatometric and Extensometric Monitoring of Rock Blocks Displacements Within Machu Picchu Archaeological Site, Peru
  • Geophysical Surveys at Machu Picchu, Peru: Results for Landslide Hazard Investigations
  • Integration of VHR Satellite Images with Field Data for the Analysis of Debris Sheet Instability in the Machu Picchu Area
  • Parallel Sessions
  • A Look from Space
  • Mapping: Inventories, Susceptibility, Hazard and Risk
  • Monitoring, Prediction and Early Warning
  • Catastrophic Slides and Avalanches
  • Cultural Heritage and Landslides: Research for Risk Prevention and Conservation
  • Landslides and Multi-Hazards
  • Rainfall, Debris Flows and Wildfires
  • Case Studies and National Experiences
  • Education, Capacity Building and Public Awareness for Disaster Reduction
  • International Cooperation Initiatives
  • Policy and Institutional Framework for Landslide Mitigation and Risk Reduction
  • Climate Change and Slope Instability
  • Economic and Social Impacts of Landslides
  • Environmental Impact of Landslides
  • Engineering Measures for Landslide Disaster Mitigation
  • Watershed and Forest Management for Landslide Risk Reduction.

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