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Landslides : causes, types and effects /

Table of Contents: “…Recent landslides related to human causes -- 5.2.1. Landslides in quarries areas -- Salvador Allende landslide -- Mitras landslide -- 5.2.2. …”
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Landslide : the unmaking of the President, 1984-1988 / by Mayer, Jane

Operation Landslide : Crash Of An Internet Porn King /

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Landslide ecology / by Walker, Lawrence R., Shiels, Aaron B.

Table of Contents: “…Preface; 1 Introduction; Key points; 1.1 Relevance of landslides; 1.1.1 Humans; 1.1.2 Ecological processes within landslide-prone landscapes; 1.2 Terminology and types of landslides; 1.3 Scope; 2 Spatial patterns; Key points; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Where landslides occur; 2.2.1 Global scales; 2.2.2 Regional scales; 2.2.3 Local scales; 2.3 Spatial heterogeneity; 2.3.1 Gaps and patchiness; 2.3.2 Sizes and shapes; 2.3.3 Gradients; 2.4 Conclusions; 3 Physical causes and consequences; Key points; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 How landslides slide; 3.2.1 Geological context; 3.2.2 Soil context.…”
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Fierce Earth.

Subjects: “…Landslides.…”
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Community-Based Landslide Risk Reduction : Managing Disasters in Small Steps / by Anderson, M. G.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; TABLES; P.1 Critical questions and decisions addressed in this book; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 FOUNDATIONS: REDUCING LANDSLIDE RISK IN COMMUNITIES; 1.1 Key chapter elements; 1.1.1 Coverage; 1.1.2 Documents; 1.1.3 Steps and outputs; 1.1.4 Community-based aspects; 1.2 Getting started; 1.2.1 Briefing note; FIGURES; 1.1 Global landslide risk; 1.2 MoSSaiC premises, vision, and foundations; 1.2.2 What is unique about MoSSaiC?…”
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World's worst disasters.

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Engineering Rock Mass Classification : Tunnelling, Foundations and Landslides. by Goel, R. K.

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Engineering Rock Mass Classification: Tunneling, Foundations, and Landslides; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Philosophy of Engineering Classifications; Chapter 2: Shear Zone Treatment in Tunnels and Foundations; Chapter 3: Rock Material; Chapter 4: Rock Quality Designation; Chapter 5: Terzaghi's Rock Load Theory; Chapter 6: Rock Mass Rating; Chapter 7: Tunneling Hazards; Chapter 8: Rock Mass Quality Q-System; Chapter 9: Rock Mass Number; Chapter 10: Rock Mass Index; Chapter 11: Rate of Tunneling; Chapter 12: Support System in Caverns.…”
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Partnerships for reducing landslide risk : assessment of the National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy /

Table of Contents: “…""FrontMatter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Research Priorities in Landslide Science""; ""3 Landslide Mapping and Monitoring""; ""4 Landslide Loss and Risk Assessment""; ""5 Loss Reduction Strategies""; ""6 Public Awareness, Education, and Capacity Building""; ""7 A National Partnership Planâ€? …”
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Partnerships for reducing landslide risk assessment of the National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy /

Subjects: “…Landslide hazard analysis. sh 92001855…”
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Technology today.

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Mass wasting : la Conchita

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Guidelines for evaluating water in pit slope stability

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Hillslope hydrology and stability by Lu, Ning, 1960-, Godt, Jonathan W.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword; Preface; Symbols; PART I Introduction and state of the art; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Landslide overview; 1.2 Landslide classification; 1.2.1 Landslide velocity; 1.2.2 Illustration of landslide classification; 1.3 Landslide occurrence; 1.3.1 Landslide triggering mechanisms; 1.3.2 Frequency and magnitude of landslide events; 1.4 Socio-economic impacts of landslides; 1.4.1 Types of costs; 1.4.2 Historical examples of widespread landslide events in North America; 1.4.3 Direct economic loss in the San Francisco Bay region in 1997-8; 1.5 Rainfall-induced landslides.…”
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Assessment of proposed partnerships to implement a national landslide hazards mitigation strategy : interim report /

Table of Contents: “…Assessment of Proposed Partnerships to Implement a National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- STATEMENT OF TASK -- Commentary on Characteristics and Implementation of a National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy -- Prioritizing Landslide Hazard Mitigation Activities -- National Strategy Participants and Roles -- Implementation of a National Strategy -- Summary Observations -- References -- Appendix A Attendees and Presentations at Meetings…”
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Aberfan, Wales, United Kingdom by Thomson, Andrew, producer

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Rise to the Occasion : Lessons from the Bingham Canyon Manefay Slide. by Ross, Brad

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Fault-Zone Guided Wave, Ground Motion, Landslide and Earthquake Forecast /

Table of Contents: “…Fault-Zone Guided Wave, Ground Motion, Landslide and Earthquake Forecast /…”
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Mass wasting

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Enduring geohazards in the Caribbean : moving from the reactive to the proactive

Table of Contents: “…Enduring landslides and floods in the Caribbean Region -- Modelling landslides in tropical environments -- Planning for hillside terrains -- Developing a GIS-based landslide susceptibility map for tropical mountainous environment -- Using GIS for flood management and mitigation in Trinidad and Tobago -- Using GIS for flood risk assessment and flood sensitivity maps for a watershed in Trinidad and Tobago -- A new examination of floods in the region: debris floods and debris flows in the Caribbean -- Mapping flood-prone areas: a geoinformatics approach -- Developing a proactive approach to geohazards management in Trinidad and Tobago -- Issues in flood risk management -- REcognizing and managing unstable slopes in Trinidad and Tobago -- Developing early warning systems for managing geohazards in the Caribbean -- Beyond humanitarianism: building resilient communities, revisiting the development dialogue.…”
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Interpreting elections by Kelley, Stanley

Table of Contents: “…CHAPTER SIX. 1972: A CLOSE LANDSLIDE --…”
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Governing Affect : Neoliberalism and Disaster Reconstruction. by Barrios, Roberto E.

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Advanced numerical models for simulating tsunami waves and runup

Table of Contents: “…A Large eddy simulation model for tsunami and runup generated by landslides /…”
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Geotechnical earthquake engineering by Towhata, Ikuo

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The self-potential method : theory and applications in environmental geosciences by Revil, André, 1970-

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Natural Hazard Uncertainty Assessment : Modeling and Decision Support

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Grading for landscape architects and architects by Petschek, Peter

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Materials in environmental engineering.

Table of Contents: “…Research on the Stability Calculation and Treatments of the Liyu Landslide in Zhuzhou City, Center Hunan Province /…”
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Soil Strength and Slope Stability by Duncan, J. Michael

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Summary -- Chapter 2 Examples and Causes of Slope Failures -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Examples of Slope Failure -- 2.2.1 The London Road and Highway 24 Landslides -- 2.2.2 The Landslide at Tuve, Sweden -- 2.2.3 The National Highway No. 3 Landslide, Taiwan -- 2.2.4 Slope Failures in Highway, Dam, and Levee Embankments -- 2.3 The Olmsted Landslide -- 2.4 Panama Canal Landslides -- 2.5 The Rio Mantaro Landslide -- 2.6 Kettleman Hills Landfill Failure -- 2.7 Causes of Slope Failure…”
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Dam failure mechanisms and risk assessment by Zhang, L. M. (Limin), Peng, Ming, 1981-, Chang, Dongsheng, 1983-, Xu, Yao, 1982-

Table of Contents: “…Dams and their components -- Statistical analysis of failures of constructed embankment dams -- Statistical analysis of failures of landslide dams -- Statistical analysis of failures of concrete dams -- Statistical analysis of failures of dikes -- Internal erosion in dams and their foundations -- Mechanics of overtopping erosion of dams -- Dam breach modeling -- Analysis of dam-breaching flood routing -- Analysis of probability of failure of dams -- Vulnerability to dam-breaching floods -- Dam failure risk assessment -- Dam failure contingency risk management -- Case study : risk-based decision making for the tangjiashan landslide dam failure.…”
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March 5, 1987, Ecuador Earthquakes : Mass Wasting and Socioeconomic Effects. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""INTRODUCTION""""TECTONIC SETTING""; ""SEISMICITY AND FOCAL MECHANISMS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 Intensity and Damage Distribution""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""RELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING DAMAGE TO CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES""; ""INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 Mass Wasting and Flooding""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""LANDSLIDES""; ""Quito-Baeza""; ""Baeza-Salado""; ""Reventador Volcano""; ""Geological Background""; ""General Characteristics of Landslides in the Reventador Zone""; ""Areal Distribution of Landslides and Denudation Intensity""…”
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Geotechnical slope analysis by Chowdhury, Robin

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The end of race? : Obama, 2008, and racial politics in America / Obama, 2008, and racial politics in America by Kinder, Donald R.

Table of Contents: “…Social groups and the vote -- Divided by race and by gender: the 2008 democratic nomination contest -- Triumph! -- Phantom landslide -- The reverend and the general -- President Obama -- The end of race? …”
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Geological engineering by González de Vallejo, Luis I.

Table of Contents: “…Fundamentals -- Introduction to geological engineering -- Soil mechanics and engineering geology of sediments -- Rock mechanics -- Hydrogeology -- Site investigation -- Rock mass description and characterisation -- Engineering geological mapping -- Foundations -- Slopes -- Tunnels -- Dams and reservoirs -- Earth structures -- Geological hazards -- Landslides and other mass movements -- Seismic hazard -- Prevention of geological hazards.…”
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Natural Disaster Hotspots Case Studies. / Natural disaster hot spots case studies

Table of Contents: “…Drought disaster in Asia / Mathew Barlow, Heidi Cullen, Brad Lyon and Olga Wilhelmi -- 2. Global landslides risk case study / Farrokh Nadim, Oddvar Kjekstad, Ulrik Domaas, Ramez Rafat and Pascal Peduzzi -- 3. …”
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Lyndon B. Johnson : portrait of a president by Dallek, Robert

Table of Contents: “…The making of a politician -- The Congressman -- The senator -- The vice president -- From JFK to LBJ -- "Landslide Lyndon" -- King of the hill -- Foreign policy dilemmas -- Retreat from the great society -- "Lyndon Johnson's war" -- A sea of troubles -- Stalemate -- Last hurrahs -- Unfinished business -- After the fall.…”
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The fiber bundle model : modeling failure in materials by Hansen, Alex, 1955-, Hemmer, P. C. (Per Christian), 1933-, Pradhan, Srutarshi

Table of Contents: “…The Fiber Bundle Model -- Average Properties -- Fluctuation Effects -- Local and Intermediate Load Sharing -- Recursive Breaking Dynamics -- Predicting Failure -- Fiber Bundle Model in Material Science -- Snow Avalanches and Landslides -- Appendix A: Mathematical Toolbox -- Appendix B: Statistical Toolbox -- Appendix C: Computational Toolbox.…”
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Environmental changes and geomorphic hazards in forests : report no. 4 of the IUFRO Task Force on Environmental Change / Environmental change and geomorphic hazards in forests

Table of Contents: “…Beckedahl -- The Effects Of Environmental Changes On Weathering, Gravitational Rock Deformation, and Landslides / Masahiro Chigira -- Potential Effects of Environmental Change on Landslide Hazards in Forest Environments / Roy C. …”
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A commonwealth of hope : the New Deal response to crisis by Lawson, R. Alan, 1934-

Table of Contents: “…Prelude : the fall of the American system -- The shaping of Franklin Roosevelt -- Landslide -- The struggle for financial stability -- The recovery of industry -- Saving the farms -- Launching the welfare state -- Revival of the spirit -- Renewing the New Deal lease -- The judicial revolution -- A rendezvous with destiny -- The common man at the end of the decade -- The international climax -- Epilogue : another cycle?…”
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Landform designing by Bailey, Deborah

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Table of Contents -- Landscape -- Landform -- Geomorphology -- Mathematical Model -- Geology -- Geodesy -- Geography -- Archaeology -- Environment Engineering -- Conversation Ethic -- Sewage Treatment -- Sludge Treatment and Disposal -- Volcano -- Landslide -- Landscape Architecture -- Urban Planning and Regional Planning -- Urban Renewal -- Historic Preservation -- Environment Impact Assessment -- Landscape Planning.…”
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