Cost-based analysis of mitigation measures for shallow-landslide risk reduction strategies

Engineering Geology

Volumn 213, Issue , 2016, Pages 142-157

  Galve, Jorge Pedro ^a   Cevasco, Andrea ^b   Brandolini, Pierluigi ^b   Piacentini, Daniela ^c   Azañón, José Miguel ^a   Notti, Davide ^a   Soldati, Mauro ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Italy; Liguria; Mitigation; Risk assessment; Shallow landslide

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; LANDSLIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES; ITALY; LIGURIA; MITIGATION; PROBABILISTIC MODELLING; RAINFALL INDUCED LANDSLIDES; RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; SHALLOW LANDSLIDE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; INNOVATION; LANDSLIDE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ITALY; LIGURIA;

EID: 84992513825     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2016.09.002     Document Type: Article

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