Rockfall hazard assessment in a cultural and natural heritage (Ortahisar Castle, Cappadocia, Turkey)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 963-972

  Tunusluoglu, M C ^a   Zorlu, K ^b  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cappadocia; Ignimbrite; Ortahisar Castle; Rockfall; Zonation map

Indexed keywords

LITHOLOGY;

CAPPADOCIA; IGNIMBRITE; ORTAHISAR CASTLE; ROCKFALL; ZONATION MAP;

HAZARDS;

CULTURAL HERITAGE; DISCONTINUITY; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HERITAGE TOURISM; HISTORIC BUILDING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IGNIMBRITE; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCKFALL; TOPOGRAPHY; ZONATION;

CAPPADOCIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 58149152868     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1198-z     Document Type: Article

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