Overview
- Recent developments and current issues in GITechnology and mass movements
- Fundamental treatment of GITechnology including data modeling, topography, geology, geomorphology, remote sensing, artificial neural networks, binomial regression, fuzzy logic, spatial statistics and analysis
- Written by experts in this field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Terrestrial mass movements (i.e. cliff collapses, soil creeps, mudflows, landslides etc.) are severe forms of natural disasters mostly occurring in mountainous terrain, which is subjected to specific geological, geomorphological and climatological conditions, as well as to human activities. It is a challenging task to accurately define the position, type and activity of mass movements for the purpose of creating inventory records and potential vulnerability maps. Remote sensing techniques, in combination with Geographic Information System tools, allow state-of-the-art investigation of the degree of potential mass movements and modeling surface processes for hazard and risk mapping. Similarly, through statistical prediction models, future mass-movement-prone areas can be identified and damages can to a certain extent be minimized. Issues of scale and selection of morphological attributes for the scientific analysis of mass movements call for new developments in data modeling and spatio-temporal GIS analysis.
The book is a product of a cooperation between the editors and several contributing authors, addressing current issues and recent developments in GI technology and mass movements research. Its fundamental treatment of this technology includes data modeling, topography, geology, geomorphology, remote sensing, artificial neural networks, binomial regression, fuzzy logic, spatial statistics and analysis, and scientific visualization. Both theoretical and practical issues are addressed.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Terrigenous Mass Movements
Book Subtitle: Detection, Modelling, Early Warning and Mitigation Using Geoinformation Technology
Editors: Biswajeet Pradhan, Manfred Buchroithner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25495-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-25494-9Published: 05 April 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42778-7Published: 09 May 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-25495-6Published: 02 April 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 400
Topics: Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Geophysics/Geodesy, Physical Geography, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry