Soil slips and debris flows on terraced slopes

Terraces cover large areas along the flanks of many alpine and prealpine valleys. Soil slips and soil slips-debris flows are recurrent phenomena along terraced slopes. These landslides cause damages to people, settlements and cultivations. This study investigates the processes related to the tri...

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Main Authors: G. B. Crosta, P. Dal Negro, P. Frattini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2003-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/3/31/2003/nhess-3-31-2003.pdf