Progress of GeoDisaster Mitigation Technology in Asia
            
                Environmental Science and Engineering  Environmental Scienc
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Number of pages: 624
ISBN-13: 9783642291067
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.