Geomorphic hazards
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Geomorphic hazards
（Publication / International Association of Geomorphologists, no. 4）
Wiley, c1996
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Papers from the Third International Geomorphological Conference held at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Aug. 1993
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The assessment, perception, communication and management of geomorphic hazards is an emergent field which combines the insights of geomorphology with those of risk studies. A geomorphic hazard is defined as occurring wherever landform change adversely affects the geomorphic stability of a site and also produces adverse socio-economic impacts. The types of geomorphic hazards discussed in this book include accelerated soil erosion, desertification, floods, landslides, seismicity, soil salinization, thermokarst erosion and volcanic eruptions. The examples are drawn from Algeria, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Egypt, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines and Russia.
Table of Contents
- Resident Oral Histories: A Tool for the Study of Recent Environmental Change on the Stikine Plateau of Northwest British Columbia
- Morphological Evidence for Neotectonic Activity and Seismic Hazard in the Acambay Graben, Mexican Volcanic Belt
- Landslides in Flysch Formations in the Northern Apennines (Italy)
- Landslide Hazard Mapping in Tuscany (Italy): An Example of Automatic Evaluation
- Volcanic Hazards and Counterplans for Unzen Volcano in Japan: Disaster Prevention of Debris Flow
- Experimental Activities for Soil Erosion Evaluation and Modelling
- Lisem: A Physically-Based Model to Simulate Run-off and Soil Erosion in Catchments: Model Structure
- Gully Erosion and Thermoerosion on the Yamal Peninsula
- Modelling and Monitoring of Soil Salinity and Waterlogging Hazards in the Desert-Delta Fringes of Egypt, Based on Geomorphology, Remote Sensing and GIS
- The Causes of Desertification in the Northern Algerian Sahara.
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