Impact of Climate Change, Land Use and Land Cover, and So...
Sarkar, Raju / Pradhan, Biswajeet / Shaw, Rajib This book discusses the impact of climate change, land use and land cover, and socio-economic dynamics on landslides in Asian countries. Scholars recently have brought about a shift in their focus regarding triggering factors for landslides, from rainfall or earthquake to claiming rapid urbanization, extreme population pressure, improper land use planning, illegal hill cutting for settlements and indiscriminate deforestation. This suggests tha...