Terrigenous Mass Movements Detection, Modelling, Early Warning and Mitigation Using Geoinformation Technology /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pradhan, Biswajeet (Editor), Buchroithner, Manfred (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geophysics.; Geographical information systems.; Remote sensing.; Physical geography.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Physical Geography.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.

Terrestrial mass movements (i.e. cliff collapses, soil creeps, mudflows, landslides etc.) are severe forms of natural disasters mostly occurring in mountainous terrain, which is subjected to specific geological, geomorphological and climatological conditions, as well as to human activities. It is a...