Landslides in Cold Regions in the Context of Climate Change

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shan, Wei (Editor), Guo, Ying (Editor), Wang, Fawu (Editor), Marui, Hideaki (Editor), Strom, Alexander (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Environmental Science and Engineering,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Climate change.; Natural disasters.; Environmental sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Natural Hazards.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.
• Physical Description: XIII, 310 p. 217 illus., 184 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319008677
• ISSN: 1863-5520

Landslides in cold regions have different mechanisms from those in other areas, and comparatively few research efforts have been made in this field. Recently, because of climate change, some new trends concerning landslide occurrence and motion have appeared, severely impacting economic development and communities. This book collects key case studies from the cold regions all over the world, providing an overview of the general situation.