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Many countries are increasingly threatened by major landslide disasters and fatalities due to extreme weather events which have major implications for public safety and the sustainability of infrastructure and the built environment. A further increase in such a trend could come from climate change.
This book helps to fill in the gap due to the fact that landslide hazards are commonly not covered under the policy debate on climate change. The book highlights the importance of raising awareness to the challenges of landslide hazards due to climate impact. It provides a holistic frame for understanding the key issues and new tools that could be used to assess and manage the landslide risks.
The book gathers contributions from 21 countries and regions in the form of national reports or summaries with respect to four key aspects: a) the methods used for evaluating changing weather and changing landslide patterns; b) the changing weather patterns; c) the changing landslide patterns and hazard scenarios; d) the applications to risk management and the formulation of adaptation measures.
Recommendations are made for enhanced preparedness and resilience. Improved crisis management and areas for future work are suggested.
Contents
1. Preparedness for Climate Change Impact on Slope Safety.
Country / Regional Reports2. Technical report on landslide related disasters in Brazil
3. Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Landslides Occurrence in Canada
4. Enhancing slope safety preparedness for extreme rainfall and potential climate change impacts in Hong Kong
5. Potential climate changes in Italy and consequences on land stability
6. Global warming and landslide disaster: evidences from Japan
7. Landslide risk management in Norway
8. Overview of landslides distribution in Russian Federation and variations of their activity due to climate change
9. Slope Safety Preparedness in Southeast Asia for Effects of Climate Change
10. Review of landslide occurrence in Spain and its relation to climate.
11. TR3 Project: Slope Safety Preparedness for Effects of Climate Change Contribution for Switzerland
12. Review of Landslide occurrence and climate change in Taiwan
13. Landslides and climate change in the United Kingdom
14. Landslide hazards and climate change: a perspective from the United States.
