Landslide ecology
by Walker, Lawrence R., Shiels, Aaron B.
fromEcology, biodiversity, and conservation
by Walker, Lawrence R., Shiels, Aaron B.
fromEcology, biodiversity, and conservation
A cutting-edge quantitative approach to understanding hydro-mechanical processes behind rainfall-induced landslides, for graduate students, researchers and professionals.
There has been a gradual shift away from simply relying on engineering solutions to individual landslide problems, to the use of a variety of strategies to manage the problems over a broad area. This book addresses these developments and provides a multidisciplinary perspective …
This Special Report is a greatly expanded edition of a previous report on landslides (Special Report 176, "Landslides: Analysis and Control") published in 1978. The new report, which has been designed with an even broader international scope, contains comprehensive, practical di…