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Comparing Landslide Hazard Maps

Natural Hazards, 1999
The objective of the method explained in this paper isto obtain a better insight in the decision rulesapplied by geomorphologists in the direct mapping oflandslide hazard. This can be obtained by forcinggeomorphologists to specify for each unit (polygon) intheir hazard map the criteria that they used toclassify the unit as high, medium or low hazard ...
Van Westen C. J., Seijmonsbergen A. C., Mantovani F.   +2 more
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Hazard and Risk Assessment of Landslides

Computer Applications In Geotechnical Engineering, 2007
The evaluation of the safety of natural or man-made slopes involves uncertainties. With a deterministic safety factor, the geotechnical engineer tries to deal with the uncertainties by choosing reasonably conservative parameters for stability evaluation. The deterministic approach fails to deal consistently with uncertainties.
Lacasse S., Nadim F., Uzielli M.
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Landslide Hazard Evaluation: The Landslide Hazard Curves

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2003
This paper presents an innovative, practical methodology to establish priorities for slope monitoring and the planning of stabilization works in large hilly areas. The study is based on the analysis of geological and geomorphological maps, identification of catchment areas, and the division of catchment areas into primary (with main stream) and ...
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Assessing Landslide Hazards

Science, 2007
Despite their widespread occurrence and often deadly nature, it remains difficult to predict when and where landslides are likely to occur.
David K. Keefer, Matthew C. Larsen
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Landslides in a Multi-Hazard Context

2013
Landslides and other hazards are components of natural systems and thus are often related to each other. Since these relationships may result in unexpected effects, an approach to account for these relationships in a regional multi-hazard study is proposed.
Kappes, Melanie, Glade, Thomas
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Landslide Hazards and Their Reduction

Journal of the American Planning Association, 1979
Abstract Landslides are a widespread and costly problem in many parts of the United States. Although reliable estimates of the costs of landslide damage are difficult to obtain, a conservative estimate of the present-day direct and indirect costs of slope failures in the United States exceeds $1 billion annually.
Robert W. Fleming, David J. Varnes, Robert L. Schuster   +2 more
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Geomechanics of hazardous landslides

Journal of Mountain Science, 2005
A catalogue of possible landslide initial failure mechanisms, taking into account the geological setting and the geometry of the slope, the joint structure, the habitus of the rock blocks, as well as the mechanical behaviour of the rocks and of the rock mass (deformation and strength parameters), is presented.
Poisel Rainer, Bednarik Martin, Holzer Rudolf, Liščák Pavel   +3 more
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Landslides and Multi-Hazards

2008
Landslides occur frequently in connection with other types of hazardous phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanic activities. Strong earthquakes often cause a large number of landslides, including large-scale landslides, in mountainous areas. Volcanic activities could trigger giant landslides or debris avalanches on mountain slopes. It is not uncommon
Hideaki Marui, Farrokh Nadim
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Landslide and avalanche hazards

2013
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Hincks, T. K., Aspinall, W. P., Sparks, R. S. J., Holcombe, E. A., Kern, M.   +4 more
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Landslide Hazard

1996
Il capitolo descrive gli strumenti e i metodi più comunemente utilizzati per la valutazione della pericolosità da frana.
Pasuto A, Soldati M
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