Landsliding in the Midlands: A critical evaluation of the contribution of the National Landslide Survey

East Midland Geographer

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 106-125

  Jones, David K C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Landslide mapping; Landsliding; Midlands

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; LANDSLIDE; MAPPING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032760673     PISSN: 00128481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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