Eco-and Ground Bio-Engineering: The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability Proceedings of the First International Conference on Eco-Engineering 13–17 September 2004 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: STOKES, ALEXIA (Editor), SPANOS, IOANNIS (Editor), NORRIS, JOANNE E. (Editor), CAMMERAAT, ERIK (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ; 103
• Subjects: Environment.; Geotechnical engineering.; Landscape ecology.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Environmental management.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Environmental Management.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Landscape Ecology.

In an era where climate change, natural catastrophes and land degradation are major issues, the conservation of soil and vegetation in mountainous or sloping regions has become an international priority. How to avoid substrate mass movement through landslides and erosion using sustainable and ecolog...