Geoenvironmental Disaster Reduction

Jakob, Matthias; McDougall, Scott; Santi, Paul

This book provides a summary of the state of the art of all facets of debris-flow science and practice and is designed to be a comprehensive technical reference for practitioners and a state-of-the-art research overview for scientists. It is richly illustrated with equations, graphs, photos, and tables. The book allows students, practitioners, and regulators to get a sense of the current state of the art in this science. Currently, there are 2 to 3 papers published every week on some aspects of debris-flow science. This creates a bewildering amount of literature that cannot be captured by a single individual. This book provides a comprehensive overview of all facets to date, including initial hazard assessments, detailed quantitative risk assessments, debris-flow warning systems, debris-flow mitigation structure designs, and failures of mitigation works, as well as new topics such as climate change effects on debris flows.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2025-04-16

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783031486937

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-48691-3

Dimensions: 254cm x178cm

Pages: 636