Identifying landslide activity as a function of economic development: A case study of increased landslide frequency surrounding Dominical, Costa Rica

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 901-921

  Miller, Andrew J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Geographic information systems (GIS); Human environment impact; Land use land cover change; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GIS; GROWTH; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INVENTORY; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSLIDE; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; REMOTE SENSING; STABILIZATION;

COSTA RICA; PACIFIC COAST [COSTA RICA];

EID: 80052530797     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-011-9297-5     Document Type: Article

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