Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Natural Hazards and Disasters
Chapter 2. Landslide Classification
Chapter 3. Natural Risks and Landslide Risks
Chapter 4. Landslide Risk Assessment
Chapter 5. Landslide Risk Management and Monitoring: A Case Study of Taiwan
Chapter 6. Landslide Monitoring: A Case Study of Russia
Chapter 7. Risk Management and Reduction: Engineering and Technical Methods
Chapter 8. Landslide Modeling
Chapter 9. Cultural and Natural Heritage for Landslide Risk Assessment
References
Terminology
List of Landslides
Author’s Contact Information
Index
Reviews
“Landslide Risk: Assessment, Management and Reduction is devoted to landslide research on the base of the risk concept. It is based on the author’s scientific investigations in particular during participation in many international projects in Taiwan, China, India, Italy, USA, Vietnam, New Zealand, Australia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Norway, Brazil, Japan, Greece, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Hungary, Andorra, Spain, Serbia, Slovenia and other countries. The book contains many original photos and landslide examples. It can be interesting for scientific researchers, decision makers and the general public.” – Professor Alexey Nikolaev, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute Physics of the Earth RAS, Moscow, Russia