Landslides : causes, types and effects / Ernest D. Werner and Hugh P. Friedman.

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LANDSLIDES: CAUSES, TYPESAND EFFECTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- MASS MOVEMENTS IN ADRIATIC CENTRAL ITALY:ACTIVATION AND EVOLUTIVE CONTROL FACTORS -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Regional Setting -- 2.1. Geology, Neotectonic and Seismicity -- 2.2. Geomorphological Evolution and Climatic Conditions -- 2.3. Geo-Mechanical and Hydrogeological Background -- 3. Landsliding Susceptivity in the Study Area, in the ItalianEnvironmental Context -- 4. Gravitational Phenomena in the Central Apennine -- 4.1. Mass Movements of the Tectonic Slopes -- 4.1.1. The Study Cases

4.1.1.1. Mass Movements along the Bordering Slope of the Tectonic Basins4.1.1.2. Mass Movements along the Thrust Fronts -- 4.2. Mass Movements on the Valley Slopes -- 4.2.1. The Study Cases -- 4.2.1.1. Mass Movements of the Glacial Slopes -- 4.2.2.2. Mass Movements along the Fluvial-Denudation Slopes -- 5. The Gravitational Phenomena of the Peri-Adriatic Belt -- 5.1. Mass Movements in the Top Sectors of the Reliefs -- 5.1.1. The Study Cases -- The Case of Monte Falcone -- The Case of Montegiorgi -- 5.2. Mass Movements of the Clayey Slopes

5.3. Mass Movements of the Coast6. Evolution of Rural Landscape and Landsliding -- Phase 1 -- Phase 2. The “Alberata� Landscape -- Phase 3 -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF LANDSLIDESIN THE MONTERREY METROPOLITAN AREA, NE MEXICO -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ubication and Demographic Growth -- 3. Geological Setting -- 3.1. Morphological Features and Geological Setting -- 3.2. Lithology -- 3.3. Structural Geology -- 4. Hydrometeorological Conditions -- 4.1. Climatic Conditions -- 4.2. Extraordinary Rainfall Events

5. Landslides Types in the MMA5.1. Ancient Landslides Related to Geological Causes -- 5.1.1. Landslide in Las Mitras Anticline -- 5.1.2. Block Fall in the Chipinque Area -- 5.2. Recent Landslides Related to Human Causes -- 5.2.1. Landslides in Quarries Areas -- Salvador Allende Landslide -- Mitras Landslide -- 5.2.2. Landslides in Slope Areas -- Las Lajas Landslide -- 6. Discussion -- 6.1. Rainfall Intensity � Duration Landslide Control -- 6.2. Landslides and Intense Rainfall Events Correlation -- 7. Additional Landslide Causes -- 8. Conclusions

AcknowledgementsReferences -- MITIGATION OF LARGE LANDSLIDES AND DEBRISFLOWS IN SLOVENIA, EUROPE -- Abstract -- I. Introduction -- II. Natural Conditions in Slovenia -- A. Precipitation and Run-Off -- B. Hydrogeology and Relief -- C. Flooded Areas -- III. Land Sliding and Erosion Processes in Slovenia -- IV. Large Landslides in Slovenia -- A. StoÅ?e Landslide -- B. Strug Landslide -- C. Macesnik Landslide -- D. Slano Blato Landslide -- V. General on Mitigation of Large Landslides in Slovenia -- VI. Mitigation of the Macesnik Landslides

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