{"product_id":"landslides-isbn-9780875903224","title":"Landslides","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Resources Monograph Series, Volume 18.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandslides are a constant in shaping our landscape. Whether by large episodic, or smaller chronic, mass movements, our mountains, hills, valleys, rivers, and streams bear evidence of change from landslides. Combined with anthropogenic factors, especially the development and settlement of unstable terrain, landslides (as natural processes) have become natural disasters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book charts our understanding of landslide processes, prediction methods, and related land use issues. How and where do landslides initiate? What are the human and economic consequences? What hazard assessment and prediction methods are available, and how well do they work? How does land use, from timber harvesting and road building to urban and industrial development, affect landslide distribution in time and space? And what is the effect of land use and climate change on landslides?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book responds to such questions with:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • Synopses of how various land uses and management activities influence landslide behavior\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • Analyses of earth surface processes that affect landslide frequency and extent\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • Examples of prediction techniques and methods of landslide hazard assessment, including scales of application\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • Discussion of landslide types and related costs and damages\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Those who study landslides, and those who deal with landslides, from onset to after-effects—including researchers, engineers, land managers, educators, students, and policy makers—will find this work a benchmark reference, now and for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface  vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction and Overview of Landslide Problems  1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverall Significance of Landslides  2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistribution of Landslide Hazards Worldwide  9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoss of Human Life  10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Consequences  13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples of Detailed Economic Analyses of Landslide Damages  15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Environmental Impacts  20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Characteristics of Various Types of Landslides  23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassification Systems  23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroad Functional Categorization of Mass Wasting Processes  24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Natural Factors Influencing Landslides  41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeological Factors  41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeomorphic Factors  55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHydrologic Factors 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeismicity  110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolcanic Activity 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Landslide Analysis  121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis of Stresses Within Slopes and Initiation Mechanisms of Landslides  121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantifying Landslide Trigger Mechanisms  124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimary Causes of Landslides  129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems in Applying Theoretical Stability Analysis to Natural Hillslopes 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHazard Assessment and Prediction Methods  139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Techniques and Methodologies  139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerrain Hazard Mapping  139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimple Rainfall-Landslide and Earthquake-Landslide Relationships  145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMulti-Factor, Empirical Landslide Hazard Assessment 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistributed, Physically Based Models 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Landslide Hazard Assessment and Prediction Methods 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLand Use and Global Change 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimber Harvesting  163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoads and Other Transportation Corridors  183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConversion of Forests to Agricultural Lands and Plantations  203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement Effects  203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl and Avoidance Practices Amidst the Politics  206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteepland Grazing and Grasslands 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement Effects 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoidance and Control Practices 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFire  213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement Effects  213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoidance and Control Practices  216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban, Residential, and Industrial Development  217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground and Vulnerability  217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirect Effects  219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoidance and Mitigation Measures  223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban planning and regulation 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl and mitigation measures  229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMining  230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTourism and Recreation  235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Summary 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotation 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences  247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 307\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRoy C. Sidle is the author of Landslides: Processes, Prediction, and Land Use, published by Wiley. Hirotaka Ochiai is the author of Landslides: Processes, Prediction, and Land Use, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Geophysical Union","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989507227877,"sku":"NP9780875903224","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780875903224.jpg?v=1761784382","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/landslides-isbn-9780875903224","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}