Risk-based analysis of possible catastrophic rockslide scenarios and linked consequences in Tyrol, Austria

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 179-204

  Huttenlau, Matthias ^a,b   Ortner Brandstötter, Gerhard ^c  

^a AlpS Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Technologies   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c Klenkhart and Partner Consulting   (Austria)

Author keywords

Risk analysis; Rockslides and linked consequences; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DECISION MAKING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; OUTBURST; RISK FACTOR; ROCKFALL; SPATIAL PLANNING;

AUSTRIA; TYROL;

ENA;

EID: 82155176156     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0372-8854/2011/0055S3-0058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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