Design and installation of a Prototype Geohazard Monitoring System near Machu Picchu, Peru
The town of Machu Picchu, Peru, serves the >700 000 tourists visiting Machu Picchu annually. It has grown threefold in population in the past two decades. Due to the limited low-lying ground, construction is occurring on the unstable valley slopes. Slopes range from <10° on the valley...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/10/2031/2010/nhess-10-2031-2010.pdf |