Keywords:
Natural disasters.
;
Geomorphology.
;
Sedimentology.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Debris-flow Watersheds and Fans: Morphology, Sedimentology and Dynamics -- Fatalities from Debris Flows: Worldwide Distribution and Trends -- Flume Modeling of Debris Flows.-Numerical Modeling of Debris Flows: A Conceptual Assessment -- Sediment Entrainment and Deposition -- Causes and Triggers -- Debris-flow Dating and Magnitude Reconstruction -- Statistical Techniques for Debris-flow Frequency-Magnitude Analyses -- Climate Change Effects on Debris Flows -- Post-wildfire Debris Flows.-Lahars: Origins, Behavior and Hazards -- Regional Debris-flow Hazard Assessments -- Debris-flow Risk Assessment -- Functional Design of Mitigation Measures: From Design Event Definition to Targeted Process Modifications -- Advances in Design of Barriers for Debris-flow Impact -- Check Dam Failures -- Warning Systems and Instrumentation -- Land Use Planning on Debris-flow Fans.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 636 p. 272 illus., 223 illus. in color.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2024.
ISBN:
9783031486913
Series Statement:
Geoenvironmental Disaster Reduction
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48691-3
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-48691-3
Language:
English
