Geomorphological roulette for engineers and planners: Some insights into an old game

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-142

  Brunsden, D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applied geomorphology; Case history; Engineering geomorphology; Event frequency and magnitude; Geomorphological concepts; Human well being; Inheritance; Planning; Risk; Systems

Indexed keywords

MATERIAL CONDITIONS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; LANDFORMS;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SITE INVESTIGATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036271422     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-92362001-40     Document Type: Article

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