Mark E.Lee,David K. C.Jones
Landslide Risk Assessment
Landslide Risk Assessment
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Landslide Risk Assessment, Third Edition is a comprehensive guide to assessing and managing the likelihood and consequences of landslides, with a focus on the impact of uncertainty and strength of knowledge. It is essential for practitioners in this area, including geotechnical and civil engineers, risk analysts, geomorphologists, hydrologists, foresters, environmental consultants, students, academics, and researchers.
Format: Hardback
Length: 478 pages
Publication date: 02 June 2023
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Landslide Risk Assessment, Third Edition is a comprehensive guide that provides essential insights into assessing the likelihood and extent of future slope failures that may adversely impact society and urban areas. This book delves into various approaches to landslide risk assessment and management, highlighting the key challenges faced by practitioners in estimating the probability and consequences of landsliding. It introduces the concept of risk criteria, which serves as a crucial bridge between risk assessment and risk management. The book has been updated with the latest guidance from ISO and the Society for Risk Analysis, emphasizing the impact of uncertainty and the strength of knowledge on risk assessment.
Furthermore, it offers a comprehensive coverage of various topics, including risk concepts and models, basic elements of landslide risk assessment, landslide hazard identification, qualitative and quantitative risk assessments, exposure and vulnerability analysis, consequences assessment, quantification of risk, and assessing uncertainty and strength of knowledge.
This book is a valuable resource for practitioners operating in the field of geotechnical or civil engineering, as well as risk analysts, geomorphologists, hydrologists, foresters, environmental consultants, students, academics, and researchers. It offers international case studies and examples that facilitate the practical application of theoretical concepts, making it an authoritative and indispensable purchase for anyone interested in slope engineering and landslide risk management.
Dimension: 246 x 189 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780727766236
Edition number: 3rd Edition
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