Mountain risks :
Mountain risks : from prediction to management and governance /
edited by Theodoor Wouterus Johannes Van Asch; Jordi Corominas, geÌologue).; Stefan Greiving; et al
- Dordrecht : Springer, 2014
- xi, 413 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Advances in natural and technological hazards research, volume 34. .
Introduction: The components of Risk Governance / Stefan Greiving, Cees van Westen, Jordi Corominas, Thomas Glade, Jean-Philippe Malet and Theo van Asch --
Part I: New Techniques for Assessing Mass Movement Hazards --
Innovative Techniques for the Detection and Characterization of the Kinematics of Slow-Moving Landslides / Ping Lu, Alexander Daehne, Julien Travelletti, Nicola Casagli, Alessandro Corsini and Jean-Philippe Malet --
Innovative Techniques for the Characterization of the Morphology, Geometry and Hydrological Features of Slow-Moving Landslides / Ulrich Kniess, Julien Travelletti, Alexander Daehne, Dominika Krzeminska [and 5 others] --
Techniques for the Modelling of the Process Systems in Slow and Fast-Moving Landslides / Alessio Ferrari, Byron Quan Luna, Anke Spickermann, Julien Travelletti [and 7 others]. Part II: Methodologies to Assess the Impact of the Natural Hazards on the Society in Terms of Risks --
Methods for Debris Flow Hazard and Risk Assessment / Byron Quan Luna, Jan Blahut, Mélanie Kappes, Sami Oguzhan Akbas, Jean-Philippe Malet [and 3 others] --
Review and Advances in Methodologies for Rockfall Hazard and Risk Assessment / Olga-Christina Mavrouli, Jacoppo Abbruzzese, Jordi Corominas, Vincent Labiouse --
Medium-Scale Multi-hazard Risk Assessment of Gravitational Processes / Cees van Westen, Melanie S. Kappes, Byron Quan Luna, Simone Frigerio, Thomas Glade and Jean-Philippe Malet --
Methods for the Characterization of the Vulnerability of Elements at Risk / Simone Sterlacchini, Sami Oguzhan Akbas, Jan Blahut, Olga-Christina Mavrouli [and 3 others] --
The Importance of the Lessons Learnt from Past Disasters for Risk Assessment / Carolina Garcia, Jan Blahut, Marjory Angignard and Alessandro Pasuto. Part III: The Response of the Society Towards the Problems of Hazard and Risk --
Disaster Mitigation by Spatial Planning / Stefan Greiving and Marjory Angignard --
Disaster Mitigation by Corrective and Protection Measures / Olga-Christina Mavrouli, Alessandro Corsini and Jordi Corominas --
The Relevance of Legal Aspects, Risk Cultures and Insurance Possibilities for Risk Management / Marjory Angignard, Carolina Garcia, Graciela Peters-Guarin and Stefan Greiving --
The Relevance of Early-Warning Systems and Evacuations Plans for Risk Management / Carolina Garcia, Simone Frigerio, Alexander Daehne, Alessandro Corsini and Simone Sterlacchini --
Risk Assessment: Establishing Practical Thresholds for Acceptable and Tolerable Risks / Graciela Peters-Guarin and Stefan Greiving --
The Use of Geo-information and Modern Visualization Tools for Risk Communication / Simone Frigerio, Melanie Kappes, Jan Blahůt and Grzegorz Skupinski.
9789400767683 E109.99
Mass-wasting--Risk assessment.
Landslide hazard analysis.
Floods--Risk assessment.
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Introduction: The components of Risk Governance / Stefan Greiving, Cees van Westen, Jordi Corominas, Thomas Glade, Jean-Philippe Malet and Theo van Asch --
Part I: New Techniques for Assessing Mass Movement Hazards --
Innovative Techniques for the Detection and Characterization of the Kinematics of Slow-Moving Landslides / Ping Lu, Alexander Daehne, Julien Travelletti, Nicola Casagli, Alessandro Corsini and Jean-Philippe Malet --
Innovative Techniques for the Characterization of the Morphology, Geometry and Hydrological Features of Slow-Moving Landslides / Ulrich Kniess, Julien Travelletti, Alexander Daehne, Dominika Krzeminska [and 5 others] --
Techniques for the Modelling of the Process Systems in Slow and Fast-Moving Landslides / Alessio Ferrari, Byron Quan Luna, Anke Spickermann, Julien Travelletti [and 7 others]. Part II: Methodologies to Assess the Impact of the Natural Hazards on the Society in Terms of Risks --
Methods for Debris Flow Hazard and Risk Assessment / Byron Quan Luna, Jan Blahut, Mélanie Kappes, Sami Oguzhan Akbas, Jean-Philippe Malet [and 3 others] --
Review and Advances in Methodologies for Rockfall Hazard and Risk Assessment / Olga-Christina Mavrouli, Jacoppo Abbruzzese, Jordi Corominas, Vincent Labiouse --
Medium-Scale Multi-hazard Risk Assessment of Gravitational Processes / Cees van Westen, Melanie S. Kappes, Byron Quan Luna, Simone Frigerio, Thomas Glade and Jean-Philippe Malet --
Methods for the Characterization of the Vulnerability of Elements at Risk / Simone Sterlacchini, Sami Oguzhan Akbas, Jan Blahut, Olga-Christina Mavrouli [and 3 others] --
The Importance of the Lessons Learnt from Past Disasters for Risk Assessment / Carolina Garcia, Jan Blahut, Marjory Angignard and Alessandro Pasuto. Part III: The Response of the Society Towards the Problems of Hazard and Risk --
Disaster Mitigation by Spatial Planning / Stefan Greiving and Marjory Angignard --
Disaster Mitigation by Corrective and Protection Measures / Olga-Christina Mavrouli, Alessandro Corsini and Jordi Corominas --
The Relevance of Legal Aspects, Risk Cultures and Insurance Possibilities for Risk Management / Marjory Angignard, Carolina Garcia, Graciela Peters-Guarin and Stefan Greiving --
The Relevance of Early-Warning Systems and Evacuations Plans for Risk Management / Carolina Garcia, Simone Frigerio, Alexander Daehne, Alessandro Corsini and Simone Sterlacchini --
Risk Assessment: Establishing Practical Thresholds for Acceptable and Tolerable Risks / Graciela Peters-Guarin and Stefan Greiving --
The Use of Geo-information and Modern Visualization Tools for Risk Communication / Simone Frigerio, Melanie Kappes, Jan Blahůt and Grzegorz Skupinski.
9789400767683 E109.99
Mass-wasting--Risk assessment.
Landslide hazard analysis.
Floods--Risk assessment.
551.307 M864