Implementing low-cost landslide risk reduction: A pilot study in unplanned housing areas of the Caribbean

Natural Hazards

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-315

  Anderson, Malcolm ^a   Holcombe, Liz ^a   Flory, Rob ^a   Renaud, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community base drisk reduction; Landslide risk reduction; Pore pressure; Slope stability; Unplanned housing

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PORE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOPE STABILITY; STORM;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

EID: 54949088661     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-008-9220-z     Document Type: Article

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