Catastrophic Landslides: Effects, Occurrence, and Mechanisms

Catastrophic Landslides: Effects, Occurrence, and Mechanisms
ISBN-10
0813741157
ISBN-13
9780813741154
Category
Science
Pages
420
Language
English
Published
2002-01-01
Publisher
Geological Society of America
Authors
Jerome V. DeGraff, Stephen G. Evans

Description

This volume documents advances in our knowledge of catastrophic landslides, providing a worldwide survey of catastrophic landslide events. It draws on South America to illustrate dramatically the impact of these phenomena on human populations. The occurrence of catastrophic landslides, including site-specific insights, is shown through six events of the past 20 years. Several other chapters focus on the mechanisms involved with catastrophic landsides both in relation to geologic factors in a particular geographic area as well as to specific geologic processes.

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