Landslide databases as tools for integrated assessment of landslide risk [electronic resource] / Martin Klose.
2015
QE599.2
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Title
Landslide databases as tools for integrated assessment of landslide risk [electronic resource] / Martin Klose.
Author
Klose, Martin, author.
ISBN
9783319204031 electronic book
3319204033 electronic book
9783319204024
3319204033 electronic book
9783319204024
Published
Cham : Springer, 2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
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QE599.2
Dewey Decimal Classification
551.3/07
Summary
This doctoral thesis presents a novel approach to landslide risk assessment that explores the various dimensions of landslide risk in an integrated perspective. The research approach introduced here is tailored for use with landslide databases and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). A landslide susceptibility model is at the heart of this new approach, enabling to identify and delineate areas at risk of landslides and to assess infrastructure exposure. Landslide risk is a pressing societal issue that is still poorly understood. Temporal landslide hazard is derived from landslide frequency statistics and a hydrological simulation approach to estimate triggering thresholds. These methods are integrated into a powerful toolset for cost modeling that uses historical data to compile, model, and extrapolate damage costs on different spatial scales over time. The combination of this toolset with techniques to analyze fiscal cost impacts supports integrated risk assessment by quantifying the economic relevance of landslide losses.
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"Doctoral thesis accepted by the University of Vechta, Germany."
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Landslide Databases
State of Research and the Case of Germany
Study Area
Methodology
Results
Synthesis
Towards Integrated Assessment of Landslide Risk.
Landslide Databases
State of Research and the Case of Germany
Study Area
Methodology
Results
Synthesis
Towards Integrated Assessment of Landslide Risk.