1. Identification and Mapping of Landslides / Hiromitsu Yamagishi -- 2. Spatial Comparison of Two High-resolution Landslide Inventory Maps Using GIS--A Case Study of the August 1961 and July 2004 Landslides Caused by Heavy Rainfalls in the Izumozaki Area, Niigata Prefecture, Japan / Junko Iwahashi and Hiromitsu Yamagishi -- 3. Landslide Surface Deformation Detected by Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Interferometry in Shizu Area on the Southern Foot of Mt. Gassan, Japan / Hiroshi P. Sato and Akira Suzuki -- 4. Modelling a Landslide Probability Through Time as a Basis for the Landslide Hazard Forecast System / Marko Komac and Mateja Jemec Auflic -- 5. Development of a GIS-Based 3D Slope Stability Analysis System for Rainfall-Induced Landslide Hazard Assessment / Cheng Qiu and Yasuhiro Mitani -- 6. Large-Scale Landslide Inventory Mapping in Lesser Himalaya of Nepal Using Geographic Information System / Manita Timilsina, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ranjan Kumar Dahal and Ryuichi Yatabe -- 7. A Joint Regional Slope Mass Movement Susceptibility Map / Marko Komac -- 8. Landslide Inventory: Challenge for Landslide Hazard Assessment in Indonesia / Ngadisih, Guruh Samodra, Netra Prakash Bhandary and Ryuichi Yatabe -- 9. Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Based on Aerial Photograph Interpretation Inventory for Tegucigalpa, Honduras: An Application of the Matrix Method / Elias Garcia-Urquia and Hiromitsu Yamagishi -- 10. An Assessment of the Effective Geofactors of Landslide Susceptibility: Case Study Cibeber, Cianjur, Indonesia / Yukni Arifianti and Fitriani Agustin -- 11. GIS Approach to Landslide Hazard Mapping: A Case Study of Syangja District in Western Nepal / Vishnu Dangol -- 12. GIS Application in Landslide Susceptibility Mapping of Indian Himalayas / Shantanu Sarkar and Debi Prasanna Kanungo -- 13. Characteristics of the Torrential Rainfall-Induced Shallow Landslides by Typhoon Bilis, in July 2006, Using Remote Sensing and GIS / Jie Dou, Hiromitsu Yamagishi, Yueren Xu, Zhongfan Zhu and Ali P. Yunus.
Summary:
This book covers GIS and remote sensing, and innovations such as light detection and ranging profiles. Includes hazard mapping; measuring and visualization of precipitation, floods and glaciers using GIS; offers many photographs and remote sensing analyses.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.