Reprint

Geological Hazards and Risk Management

Edited by
June 2024
282 pages
  • ISBN978-3-7258-1012-3 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-7258-1011-6 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Geological Hazards and Risk Management that was published in

Business & Economics
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Summary

The escalating threat of geohazards is propelled by both human activity and global climate change. “Recent Advances in Geohazards and Risk Management" is a reprint that addresses this escalating threat, consolidating international advancements and practical experiences to offer readers a comprehensive guide.

The author team, composed of experts in geohazards, disaster risk researchers and policy makers from various countries, utilizes an interdisciplinary approach. They adeptly integrate the latest scientific discoveries with practical case studies, detailing the types, identification, causes, impacts and strategies for the prevention and response to geohazards.

Designed for both professional and scholarly growth, this reprint is an indispensable tool. It may be used as a demanding textbook for graduate students or as a comprehensive reference for professionals such as geological and geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, etc. With this reprint in hand, readers will have the knowledge and direction necessary to handle geohazard threats globally.

Format
  • Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2024 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
Pakistan; peak ground acceleration; strong motion databank; volcanic eruption; artificial neural network; random forest classifier; natural disaster; machine learning algorithm; land use change; drainage system; urban water security; SWMM; Handan; risk; hazard; sustainability; earthquake; seismicity; cartography; GMT; geophysics; landslide; oil and gas pipeline; pipeline oblique crossing landslide; disaster mechanism; numerical simulation; landslides susceptibility map; explainable AI; GIS; Karst landform; coal mining; landslides; susceptibility; hazard; vulnerability; risk; northern Pakistan; global landslide catalog; rainfall-triggered landslides; landslide reporting; landslide inventory; landslide database; clayey loess; soluble salts NaCl; desiccation crack; non-contact full-filed strain measurement method; microstructure; rainfall-induced landslides; development law; accumulated rainfall; landslide number density; landslide area percentage; slope stability; probability of failure; unsaturated soils; landslide susceptibility prediction; machine learning; landslide inventory; non-landslide; Lushan earthquake; coseismic landslide hazard; infinite slope model; unloading joint; natural and social sustainability; n/a

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