Assessment of road instability along a typical mountainous road using GIS and aerial photos, Lebanon - Eastern Mediterranean

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 93-101

  Shaban, A ^a   Khawlie, M ^a   Bou Kheir, R ^a   Abdallah, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

GIS planning; Hot spots; Mass movement; Road hazard; Route axis

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LITHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; STABILITY;

MOUNTAINOUS ROADS;

ROADS AND STREETS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; FAULT; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MASS MOVEMENT; ROAD; SLOPE STABILITY;

LEBANON;

EID: 0034753293     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100640000092     Document Type: Article

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