Geomorphic Hazard Analyses in Tectonically-Active Mountains: Application to the Western Southern Alps, New Zealand

Geomorphic Hazard Analyses in Tectonically-Active Mountains: Application to the Western Southern Alps, New Zealand

On-going population growth and urbanization increasingly force people to occupy environments where natural processes intensely affect the landscape, by way of potentially hazardous natural events. Tectonic plate boundaries, active volcanic regions and rapidly uplifting mountain ranges are prominent...

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Main Author: Kritikos, Theodosios
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Geological Sciences 2014
Subjects:
debris-flow
exposure
fuzzy logic
geomorphic
GIS
hazard
hydrograph
landslide
land-use planning
mountains
multi-hazard analysis
New Zealand
quantitative geomorphology
river flood
runout
susceptibility assessment
system
western Southern Alps
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8978

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