Landslides: Global Risk Preparedness
Published on 31. August 2012
Book
Hardback
XVI, 387 pages
978-3-642-22086-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the global landslide risk preparedness implemented through the International Programme on Landslides (IPL). IPL was initiated by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) in 2002, and developed to a joint international programme by the IPL Global Promotion Committee (UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR, UNU, ICSU and WFEO as well as ICL) through the 2006 Tokyo Action Plan. The materials consists of four parts: Outline of the International Programme on Landslides & IPL Global Promotion Committee; Achievements of major IPL projects in research and capacity building; World Centres of Excellence on Landslide Risk Reduction (WCoEs) and Landslide School Network; Key documents of IPL and ICL including Tokyo Action Plan, Application of ICL, IPL Projects, WCoEs and Landslide School Network
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Edition
2012
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
293 farbige Abbildungen
XVI, 387 p. 293 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 266 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1058 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-642-22086-9 (9783642220869)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-22087-6
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Content
IPL Programme.- Joint Coordinating Projects.- Projects by World Centres of Excellence.- Risk Assessment Technology.- Risk Management and Capacity Development.