Landslides from Massive Rock Slope Failure
- Author
- Stephen G. Evans, Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza, Alexander Strom, …
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Environmental Science
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Amongst the thematic topics discussed are global frequency, impacts on society, analysis of initial rock slope failure, monitoring of rock slope movement, analysis and modeling of post-failure behaviour, volcanic landslides, and influences of massive rock slope failure on the geomorphological evolution of mountain regions. Regional contributions include reports on rockslides and rock avalanches in Norway, western Canada, the Andes of Argentina, the Karakoram Himalaya, the European Alps, the Appennines, and the mountains of Central Asia.
Keywords: Earth and environmental science / Deformation / Earth / Environmental / NATO / Science / Sciences / Series IV / Erosion
