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Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in the Cordillera Blanca
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a well-recognized hazard and risk in the Cordillera Blanca, where catastrophic GLOFs have claimed thousands...
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Geology and Tectonic Setting of the Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca is situated in the northern Peruvian Andes and hosts some of the highest elevations in the Andean Range. Cored by a—granitic...
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Annie Smith Peck, Social Systems, and Landscape Change in the Cordillera Blanca from 1908 to the Present
Annie Smith Peck reached the summit of Peru’s Huascarán Norte in the Cordillera Blanca in 1908, the first person to reach the top of what was thought...
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Climate of the Cordillera Blanca
Currently, the Cordillera Blanca (CB) hast lost about 38% of its glacier mass in the las four decades due to the effects of climate change. But what...
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Hydrology and Hydrogeology in the Cordillera Blanca
While the hydrology of the Cordillera Blanca is often related to the extensive glacierization, this seasonally dry tropical mountainous region also...
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Landslides in the Cordillera Blanca
Landslides are essential for the landscape character in Cordillera Blanca Mts. where they also represent natural hazard with potentially catastrophic...
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Geomorphological Setting of the Cordillera Blanca
Surface processes and landforms in the Cordillera Blanca has been studied by several research teams over the years, especially because of the various...
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Integration Hybrid Multi Criteria Decision Making of GIS, AHP and TOPSIS in Evaluating Suitable Locations for CNG Fuel Stations: A Case of Bonab City, Iran
As the demand for vehicle usage continues to surge, the strategic placement of fuel stations within urban areas has become a topic of significant...
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Map** of Landslide Susceptibility Using State-of-the-Art Method and Geospatial Techniques in the Rangamati District in the Chattogram Hill Tracts Region of Bangladesh
The chapter aims to map the susceptibility of landslides in the Rangamati district of the Chattogram Hill Tracts region in Bangladesh using...
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Landslide Susceptibility Using Weighted Regression Model: A Geo-spatial Approach
Steep geographical terrain is very vulnerable to the trend of landslip all around the world. Landslides take place regularly and on a yearly basis...
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Correlating Circular Failure Charts, Limit Equilibrium and Finite Element Method Based Safety Factor for Circular Failure Type Landslides
Landslides in the form of circular failures often occur in homogeneous geomaterials like soil, debris and highly weathered or fragile rocks. In slope...
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Towards Artificially Intelligent Landslide Susceptibility Map**: A Critical Review and Open Questions
Since the 1970s, the scientific community has dedicated significant efforts to the development of landslide susceptibility models through various...
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Landslide Vulnerability Analysis of Tourist Spots Through Shannon Entropy Model: A Case Study on Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
Landslides are very common phenomena along the full stretch of Himalayan Mountain belt of northern India. Every year the foothill states like...
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Moisture-Driven Landslides and Cascade Hazards in the Himalayan Region: A Synthesis on Predictive Assessment
Moisture-driven landslides (MDL), mainly caused by rain, seriously threaten lives and property, resulting in catastrophic damages and considerable...
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Landslide Hazard Susceptibility Analysis and Modelling in the Vicinity of the Proposed Subansiri Lower HE Project, Arunachal Pradesh
The Himalayan region of India, in particular, faces an escalating slope instability due to landslides, posing significant pressure on rapid...
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Landslide Susceptibility Analysis by Frequency Ratio Model and Analytical Hierarchical Process in Mirik and Kurseong, Darjeeling Himalaya, India
Landslide is a common phenomenon in the hilly region. The Himalayan region the one of the best examples of this type of landslide-prone region....
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The Third-Year Publication of the Open Access Book Series “Progress in Landslide Research and Technology”
The Kyoto 2020 Commitment for Global Promotion of Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk (Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020: KLC2020) was...
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Recent UL FGG Contributions to the 2020 Kyoto Commitment
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering (UL FGG) is a Full Member of the International Consortium on Landslides, and an...
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Landslide Susceptibility Map** Methods—A Review
Landslides are a prevalent geological hazard in many regions globally and have a profound effect on the resources and social fabric of the affected...