An integrated approach to the study of catastrophic debris-flows: Geological hazard and human influence

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2907-2922

  Del Ventisette, C ^a   Garfagnoli, F ^a   Ciampalini, A ^a   Battistini, A ^a   Gigli, G ^a   Moretti, S ^a   Casagli, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DEBRIS FLOW; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; GIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LANDSLIDE; RAINSTORM; URBANIZATION;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84866528744     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-2907-2012     Document Type: Article

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