Debris-Flow Hazards and Related Phenomena
By: Matthias Jakob, Oldrich Hungr, M. Jakob
Hardcover | 1 March 2005
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With climate change and deforestation, debris flows and debris avalanches have become the most significant landslide hazards in many countries. In recent years there have been numerous debris flow avalanches in Southern Europe, South America and the Indian Subcontinent, resulting in major catastrophes and large loss of life. This is therefore a major high-profile problem for the world's governments and for the engineers and scientists concerned.
Matthias Jakob and Oldrich Hungr are ideally suited to edit this book. Matthias Jakob has worked on debris flow for over a decade and has had numerous papers published on the topic, as well as working as a consultant on debris flow for municipal and provincial governments. Oldrich Hungr has worked on site investigations on debris flow, avalanches and rockfall, with emphasis on slope stability analysis and evaluation of risks to roads in built-up areas. He has also developed mathematical models for landslide dynamic analysis. They have invited world-renowned experts to joint them in this book.
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"This voluminous book of 781 pages presents the state-of-the-art of the knowledge about debris flows in a mainly subaerial context. ... The book is thorough and well-balanced, with magnificent diagrams ... most of which have a high level of detail. ... As a work of reference, this book is without doubt one of the most comprehensive compilations available today on debris flows. ... I strongly recommend it to all graduate students and researchers." (Ferran Colombo, Journal of Sedimentary Research, July, 2006)
"A compact modern review of the practical aspects of debris flow management would find a place on the bookshelves of Canadian natural hazard specialists in the western, northern, and eastern parts of Canada, as recent Journal articles have documented the destructive effects of debris flows in these areas. Certainly, this translation from the Italian is compact at 179 pages ... . The book will interest those following the Italian literature on Debris flows and the evolution of technical publishing in Britain." (D. M. Cruden, Natural Hazards Observer, Vol. 42, 2005)
ISBN: 9783540207269
ISBN-10: 3540207260
Series: Springer Praxis Books
Published: 1st March 2005
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 816
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: Springer Nature B.V.
Country of Publication: DE
Dimensions (cm): 24.41 x 16.99 x 4.29
Weight (kg): 1.67
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