Landslide Catastrophes and Disaster Risk Reduction: A GIS Framework for Landslide Prevention and Management

As catastrophic phenomena, landslides often cause large-scale socio-economic destruction including loss of life, economic collapse, and human injury. In addition, landslides can impair the functioning of critical infrastructure and destroy cultural heritage and ecological systems. In order to build...

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Main Authors: Xin Wang, Hamid Assilzadeh, Jason K. Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-09-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/2/9/2259/