Hazard and risk assessment of sinkhole formation on dolomite land in South Africa

Environmental Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 170-178

  Buttrick, D ^a   Van Schalkwyk, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blanketing layer; Doline; Dolomite; Dolomitic overburden; Hazard; Mobilising agency; Receptacles; Risk assessment; Sinkhole; Site characterization

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; LAND USE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BLANKETING LAYERS; DOLOMITE LANDS; SINKHOLE FORMATION;

LANDFORMS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DOLOMITE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINKHOLE;

EID: 0032214407     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050333     Document Type: Article

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