Landslide Databases as Tools for Integrated Assessment of Landslide Risk

• Main Author: Klose, Martin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Geographical information systems.; Environmental economics.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Environmental Economics.

Landslide risk is a pressing societal issue that is still poorly understood.This doctoral thesis presents a novel approach to landslide risk assessment that explores the various dimensions of landslide risk in an integrated perspective. The research approach introduced here is tailored for use with...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Landslide Databases―State of Research and the Case of Germany
• Study Area
• Methodology
• Results
• Synthesis―Towards Integrated Assessment of Landslide Risk.