Landslides: Global Risk Preparedness

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sassa, Kyoji. (Editor), Rouhban, Badaoui. (Editor), Briceǫ, Sl̀vano. (Editor), McSaveney, Mauri. (Editor), He, Bin. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geology.; Ecology.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22087-6

This book presents the global landslide risk preparedness implemented through the International Programme on Landslides (IPL). IPL was initiated by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) in 2002, and developed to a joint international programme by the IPL Global Promotion Committee (UNESCO...

Table of Contents:

• IPL Programme
• Joint Coordinating Projects
• Projects by World Centres of Excellence
• Risk Assessment Technology
• Risk Management and Capacity Development.