Landslide risk assessment: The challenge of estimating the probability of landsliding

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 445-458

  Lee, E Mark ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; GEOSCIENCES; KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE; LANDSLIDING;

LANDSLIDES; PROBABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; TIME SERIES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

LANDSLIDE; PERCEPTION; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 71849104061     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/08-007     Document Type: Review

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