Semi-quantitative Approaches for Landslide Assessment and Prediction

• Main Authors: Mandal, Sujit (Author), Maiti, Ramkrishna (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Natural Hazards
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Computer simulation.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Environmental sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.; Simulation and Modeling.

In the present authors attempted to have a clear insight into the interworking of geotectonic, geomorphic, hydrologic and anthropogenic factors leading to landslide in the Shivkhola Watershed, the most worst affected region of Darjiling Himalaya. This book includes the parameters responsible for lan...