Geology as a control on landslides on the Isle of Wight: An overview

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 906-922

  Jenkins, G O ^a   Foster, C ^a   Hopson, P M ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal erosion; Cretaceous; Isle of Wight; Landslides; Palaeogene

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EROSION; CRETACEOUS; FAILURE MECHANISM; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; PALEOGENE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; ISLE OF WIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 82755188208     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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