Geohazard mapping for predicting landslides: An example from the Langhe Hills in Piemonte, NW Italy

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 317-326

  Mason, P J ^a   Rosenbaum, M S ^b  

^a HME Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Engineering geology maps; Geological hazards; Landslides; Regional planning; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

GEOHAZARD MAPPING;

DATA REDUCTION; FLOOD CONTROL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

LANDSLIDES;

GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LANDSLIDE; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SLOPE STABILITY;

ITALY;

EID: 0036866199     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/00047     Document Type: Article

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