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Second world landslide forum: putting science into practice - abstract book

Author(s)
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) ; Second world landslide forum (3-9 October 2011)
Published by
UN/ISDR
Year published
2011
Summary
This abstract book of the Second World Landslide Forum reviews 29 sessions addressing: landslides and land-use systems, food security, wild fires, extreme weather, GIS applications developments, socio-economic impact, transportation network and lifelines, policies, urban risk reduction, early warnings and emergency plans, training and capacity development, tsunami, cultural heritage, and seismic landslide hazard analysis. It asserts that incoming climatic changes urge appropriate policies to face the new challenges posed by hydrometeorological hazards. The Forum was held in Rome on 3-9 October 2011.
Language of publication
English
Extent of item
730 p.
Format
Digital
Material type
report
Associated URL
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/second-world-landslide-forum-putting-science-practice-abstract-book
Topics
Capacity development; Geographical Information System (GIS); Early warning systems; Landslide; Case/ Case study; Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS)
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