Reforestation Schemes to Manage Regional Landslide Risk

Landslide Hazard and Risk

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 517-548

  Phillips, Chris ^a   Marden, Michael ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Landcare Research Gisborne   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Landslide risk management; Reforestation; Slope stability; Soil reinforcement; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877751990     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470012659.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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