Landslides Risk Analysis and Sustainable Disaster Management
Based on contributions to the first General Assembly of the International Consortium on Landslides, this reference and status report emphasizes the mechanisms of different types of landslides, landslide risk analysis, and sustainable disaster management.
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Kyoji Sassa Hiroshi Fukuoka Fawu Wang Gonghui Wang (Editors)
Landslides Risk Analysis and Sustainable Disaster Management Proceedings of the First General Assembly of the International Consortium on Landslides
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Editors Sassa, Kyoji President of the International Consortium on Landslides Research Centre on Landslides, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan Tel: +81-774-38-4110, Fax: +81-774-32-5597, E-mail: [email protected] Fukuoka, Hiroshi Research Centre on Landslides, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan Tel: +81-774-38-4111, Fax: +81-774-38-4300, E-mail: [email protected] Wang, Fawu Research Centre on Landslides, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan Tel: +81-774-38-4114, Fax: +81-774-38-4300, E-mail: [email protected] Wang, Gonghui Research Centre on Landslides, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan Tel: +81-774-38-4114, Fax: +81-774-38-4300, E-mail: [email protected]
Library of Congress Control Number: 2005931122 ISBN-10 ISBN-13
3-540-28664-0 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York 978-3-540-28664-6 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
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Preface
Population growth, increasing urbanization, and mountain and coastal development are magnifying the risk of various kinds of disasters. The imperatives of Earth system risk reduction will be even more pressing for sustainable development and environmental protection in the coming decades. Landslides are various types of gravitational mass movements of the Earth’s surface that pose the Earth-system risk; they are triggered by earthquakes, rainfall, volcanic eruptions and human activities. Landslides cause many deaths a
