Landslide Hazard and Risk: Issues, Concepts and Approach

Landslide Hazard and Risk

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-39

  Crozier, Michael J ^a   Glade, Thomas ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic losses; Investment risks; Landslide hazard; Operational malfunctions; Rockslide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882347179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470012659.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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