Landslides hazard mitigation with particular reference to developing countries.

Contributor(s):

Royal Academy of Engineering

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Royal Academy of Engineering, 1995Description: 124 p. : ill., mapsISBN:

1871634377 (pbk)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

551.307 21

Contents:

Subject: In 1993, the Royal Academy of Engineering held a conference that brought together Britain's landslide experts to examine that hazard within the context of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. In particular, the participants sought to define opportunities for the alleviation of rapid-onset landslide hazards

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F551.307 LAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900052789

"Proceedings of a conference held on Friday November 12, 1993 at the Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London"

Includes bibliographical references

Landslides and the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction: do we have anything to offer? -- The relevance of landslide hazard to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction -- Landslides and local geology -- Water and landslides -- The assessment of sub-aerial landslide hazard -- Submarine landslides -- Volcanic landslides and related phenomena -- Landslide hazard assessment -- Possible actions to help developing countries mitigate hazards due to landslides

In 1993, the Royal Academy of Engineering held a conference that brought together Britain's landslide experts to examine that hazard within the context of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. In particular, the participants sought to define opportunities for the alleviation of rapid-onset landslide hazards

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