This book is designed to assist the civil and geotechnical engineer, geomorphologist, forester, landscape architect or ecologist in choosing ecotechnological solutions for slopes that are prone to a variety of mass movements e.g. shallow failure or erosion. Within this book, the engineer is used in
Slope stability and erosion control: ecotechnological solutions
โ Scribed by Norris, Joanne E (ed.)
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 290
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
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Table of Contents......Page 5
1. Introduction to Ecotechnological Solutions......Page 6
2. An Introduction to Types of Vegetated Slopes......Page 14
3. Hillslope Processes: Mass Wasting, Slope Stability and Erosion......Page 21
4. How Vegetation Reinforces Soil on Slopes......Page 69
5. Hazard Assessment of Vegetated Slopes......Page 123
6. Species Selection for Soil Reinforcement and Protection......Page 171
7. Ecotechnological Solutions for Unstable Slopes: Ground Bio- and Eco-engineering Techniques and Strategies......Page 215
8. Ecotechnological Solutions for Slope Stability: Perspectives for Future Research......Page 280
D......Page 286
H......Page 287
R......Page 288
S......Page 289
W......Page 290
โฆ Subjects
Estabilizaciรณn de suelos;Suelos--Erosiรณn;Suelos--Mejoramiento;Tecnologรญa apropiada;Estabilizacioฬn de suelos;Suelos -- Erosioฬn;Suelos -- Mejoramiento;Tecnologiฬa apropiada
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