The influence of Alpine soil properties on shallow movement hazards, investigated through factor analysis

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1845-1854

  Stanchi, S ^a,b   Freppaz, M ^a,b   Zanini, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Research Centre on Natural Risks in Mountain and Hilly Environments   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; LANDSLIDE; NATURAL HAZARD; RURAL AREA; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; TOPSOIL; VULNERABILITY;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 84862536830     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-1845-2012     Document Type: Article

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