Progress in Landslide Science

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sassa, Kyoji (Editor), Fukuoka, Hiroshi (Editor), Wang, Fawu (Editor), Wang, Gonghui (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Physical geography.; Geomorphology.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Physical Geography.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.
• Physical Description: XXVII, 379 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540709657

This book presents current progress in landslide science and consists of four parts: (1) Progress in Landslide Science, (2) Landslide Dynamics, (3) Landslide Monitoring, and (4) Landslide Risk Assessment. It provides useful information to academics, practitioners, and government officers working on landslide risk-mitigation planning. This book can be also used as an introductory textbook for college students who wish to learn fundamental scientific achievements in the field of landslide disaster reduction.