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Landslide hazards, risks and disasters: introduction
T.R.H. Davies, N.J. Rosser (2022) Landslide hazards, risks and disasters: introduction. In: T. Davies, N. Rosser and J.F. Shroder (eds) Landslide Hazards, Risks, and Disasters (2nd Edition). Elsevier. p. 1-12. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818464-6.00017-2
Abstract
Here, we provide a brief contextual introduction to landslides insofar as they are hazards that threaten society, as they are components of the risks that they pose to society and as they result in disasters that affect society.