Progress of Geo-Disaster Mitigation Technology in Asia

• Author(s): Fawu Wang, Masakatsu Miyajima, Tonglu Li, Wei SHAN, Teuku Faisal Fathani,
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Pages: 624
• ISBN_10: 3662509660
  ISBN_13: 9783662509661
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Nature / Natural Disasters , Science / Environmental Science , Science / Earth Sciences / General , Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection ,

Description:... This book includes the recent 10-year achievement of geo-disaster mitigation by leading Asian scientists from Japan, China, Indonesia, Korea, Iran and Far East of Russia. Case studies on recent occurred geo-disasters in Asian region have been presented. The forming mechanics of hazards such as earthquake and landslide are deeply discussed, and the disaster mitigation technology for building and pipeline safety, landslide hazard assessment and risk management are introduced.