Catastrophic Landslides: Effects, Occurrence, and Mechanisms
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>This volume documents further advances in our knowledge of catastrophic landslides since the pioneering compilations of the late 1970s by Barry Voight. It provides a worldwide survey of catastrophic landslide events written by leading authorities. Catastrophic Landslides begins by drawing upon South America to dramatically illustrate the impact of these phenomena on human populations. The occurrence of catastrophic landslides, including site-specific insights, is shown through six events of the past 20 years. Several other chapters focus on the mechanisms involved with catastrophic landsides both in relation to geologic factors in a particular geographic area as well as to specific geologic processes.
Large rockslides in the Alps: A commentary on the contribution of G. Abele (1937–1994) and a review of some recent developments Available to Purchase
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Published:January 01, 2002
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Andreas von Poschinger, 2002. "Large rockslides in the Alps: A commentary on the contribution of G. Abele (1937–1994) and a review of some recent developments", Catastrophic Landslides: Effects, Occurrence, and Mechanisms, Stephen G. Evans, Jerome V. Degraff
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Abstract
Herein I describe the status of rockslide studies in the Alps and present a brief history of the studies. Special attention is paid to the outstanding part in landslide studies in the past 25 years taken by G. Abele, and I introduce his main work to those English-speaking readers who may not be familiar with this scientist. After extensive morphological studies on many rockslide deposits in the Alps, Abele studied huge debris flows that were possibly triggered by rockslides. In addition, new aspects in rockslide studies and the latest rockslides in the Alps are described.