Landslide hazard in the United States : a research assessment.

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TextPublication details: Boulder, Colo. : Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 1975Description: xvi, 75 p. : illSubject(s):

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363.3490973 LAN

Subject: Losses from landslides are rising as residential growth expands into marginal areas. Landslides cause damages of hundreds of millions of dollars annually. This report discusses various methods of coping with the hazard, evaluates them in terms of their effectiveness in reducing losses, and recommends research on the adjustments that could result in the largest reduction in the losses now incurred

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Losses from landslides are rising as residential growth expands into marginal areas. Landslides cause damages of hundreds of millions of dollars annually. This report discusses various methods of coping with the hazard, evaluates them in terms of their effectiveness in reducing losses, and recommends research on the adjustments that could result in the largest reduction in the losses now incurred

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