Landslides: Global Risk Preparedness

Landslides: Global Risk Preparedness
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9783642220876
ISBN-13 : 3642220878
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Book Synopsis Landslides: Global Risk Preparedness by : Kyoji Sassa

Download or read book Landslides: Global Risk Preparedness written by Kyoji Sassa and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the global landslide risk preparedness implemented through the International Programme on Landslides (IPL). IPL was initiated by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) in 2002, and developed to a joint international programme by the IPL Global Promotion Committee (UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR, UNU, ICSU and WFEO as well as ICL) through the 2006 Tokyo Action Plan. The materials consists of four parts: Outline of the International Programme on Landslides & IPL Global Promotion Committee; Achievements of major IPL projects in research and capacity building; World Centres of Excellence on Landslide Risk Reduction (WCoEs) and Landslide School Network; Key documents of IPL and ICL including Tokyo Action Plan, Application of ICL, IPL Projects, WCoEs and Landslide School Network


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