Mountain Risks: From Prediction to Management and Governance

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Van Asch, Theo (Editor), Corominas, Jordi (Editor), Greiving, Stefan (Editor), Malet, Jean-Philippe (Editor), Sterlacchini, Simone (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 34
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Mineral resources.; Natural disasters.; Computers.; Remote sensing.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Environmental management.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Mineral Resources.; Environmental Management.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

This book offers a cross disciplinary treatment of the rapidly growing field of integrated approaches in risk assessment in mountainous areas. All major aspects related to hazard and risk assessment, risk management, and governance are illustrated with a wide range of case studies. The first part of...