Assessment of socioeconomic vulnerability to landslides using an indicator-based approach: Methodology and case studies

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 307-324

  Eidsvig, U M K ^a,b   McLean, A ^b,c   Vangelsten, B V ^a,b   Kalsnes, B ^a,b   Ciurean, R L ^b,i   Argyroudis, S ^d   Winter, M G ^e   Mavrouli, O C ^f   Fotopoulou, S ^d   Pitilakis, K ^d   Baills, A ^g   Malet, J P ^h   Kaiser, G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b ICG   (Norway)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^e TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^g BRGM   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Case study; Indicator based vulnerability models; Landslide; Socioeconomic vulnerability

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; LANDSLIDES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

DIRECT AND INDIRECT IMPACTS; PHYSICAL INDICATORS; PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY; UNDERLYING FACTORS; VULNERABILITY FACTORS; VULNERABILITY MODELS;

RESEARCH;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; LANDSLIDE; MODELING; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; VULNERABILITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84899642630     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-014-0571-2     Document Type: Article

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