Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2 Volume Set +CDROM Protecting Society through Improved Understanding

Two-volume set, includes a free CD containing the full contents of the book. Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding comprises the Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Landslides and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides (Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2-8 June 2012). Included are thirteen keynote and invited papers, the inaugural Heim Lecture, and over 260 technical papers organized under the following themes: • Landslides and Society - Processes and Impacts• Advances in Investigation & Classification• Understanding Landslide Mechanisms• Simulating and Managing Rock Fall• New Technologies for Investigative and Performance Monitoring• Slope Stability in Practice - Engineered Slopes and Forest Management• Advanced Stability Analyses and Landslide Modelling• Evaluation and Control of Landslides - Avoidance, Prevention, and • Protection Strategies This two-volume set is intended for landslide practitioners, researchers and decision makers, to serve as a comprehensive reference, summarizing the current state-of-the-art and state-of-practice in landslide investigation, analysis and risk management as viewed by experts from Canada, the U.S. and other countries worldwide in their efforts to better protect society through improved understanding.

Preface Symposium credits VOLUME 1 Keynote & invited papers Landslides and engineered slopes: Protecting society through improved understanding D.N. Petley Approaches to rainfall-induced landslides forecasting G.B. Crosta, P. Frattini & C. di Prisco Characteristics of landslides triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, Sichuan, China Y. Yin, P. Sun, M. Zhang, A. Xing & M. Wang Progressive failure in natural and engineered slopes S. Leroueil, A. Locat, E. Eberhardt & N. Kovacevic Varnes classification of landslide types, an update O. Hungr, S. Leroueil & L. Picarelli Advances in investigation and analysis for soil landslides: Three selected topics D.H. Cornforth Fluid flow focusing in passive continental margins: Significance to submarine slope instability R. Urgeles Rock slope characterization and geomechanical modelling D. Stead, M. Jaboyedoff & J.S. Coggan Monitoring of potentially catastrophic rockslides S. Loew, V. Gischig, J.R. Moore & A. Keller-Signer Integrating forests in the analysis and management of rockfall risks: Experiences from research and practice in the Alps L.K.A. Dorren & F. Berger Urban landslides: Challenges for forensic engineering geologists and engineers Scott Burns Malaysia’s national slope master plan—from theory to practice C.H. Abdullah Slope instability hazard in Haiti: Emergency assessment for a safe reconstruction S. Mora-Castro, J. Saborío, J.P. Asté, C. Prepetit, V. Joseph & M. Matera First Heim lecture Deformation analysis of landslides: Progressive failure, rate effects and thermal interactions E.E. Alonso Landslides & society: Processes & impacts An introduction to the Canadian technical guidelines and best practices related to landslides R. Couture, P.T. Bobrowsky, A. Blais-Stevens, B. Wang & D.F. VanDine Requirements for professional landslide studies in Canada D.F. VanDine & K.W. Savigny Landslide identification, mapping and field description in Canada L.E. Jackson, Jr., P.T. Bobrowsky & R. Couture Landslide risk evaluation in CanadaM.J. Porter & N.R. Morgenstern Prototype landslide hazard map of the conterminous United States J.W. Godt, J.A. Coe, R.L. Baum, L.M. Highland, J.R. Keaton & R.J. Roth, Jr. Seattle landslide study: 12 years later W.T. Laprade & J.J. Lee Landslide hazard mapping in North Carolina—Overview and improvements to the program J.B. Bauer, S.J. Fuemmeler, R.M. Wooten, A.C. Witt, K.A. Gillon & T.J. Douglas Systematic geological mapping for landslide understanding in the Norwegian context R.L. Hermanns, L. Hansen, K. Sletten, M. Böhme, H.S.S. Bunkholt, J.F. Dehls, R.S. Eilertsen, L. Fischer, J.-S. L’Heureux, F. Høgaas, B. Nordahl, T. Oppikofer, L. Rubensdotter, I.-L. Solberg, K. Stalsberg & F.X. Yugsi Molina The national landslide inventory, landslide events, impacts and mitigation measures in Italy A. Trigila & C. Iadanza Economic assessment of landslide risk for the Waidhofen a.d. Ybbs region, Alpine Foreland, Lower Austria P. Lemenkova, C. Promper & T. Glade Geomorphic controls and debris flows—the 2010 Zhouqu disaster, China T.A. Dijkstra, J.H. Chandler, R. Wackrow, X.M. Meng, D.T. Ma, A. Gibson, M. Whitworth, C. Foster, K. Lee, P.R.N. Hobbs, H.J. Reeves & J. Wasowski The Testalinden Creek debris flow of 2010 near Oliver, British Columbia P. Jordan, K. Turner & D. Nicol Debris flow fatalities—who lives and who dies? P.M. Santi & C. Dowling The physical vulnerability of roads to debris flow: An expert judgement approach J.T. Smith, M.G. Winter, S. Fotopoulou, K. Pitilakis, O-C. Mavrouli, J. Corominas & S. Argyroudis Vulnerability of buildings to debris flow impact M. Jakob, D. Stein & M. Ulmi Analyses of river-blocking and breaking mode of “9.24” debris flow near Tangjiashan barrier dam X.W. Hu, Y. Zhang, X.P. Lv, X. Lin, X.W. Hu & H.Y. Hu Earthquake approach to mapping landslides useful for private insurers J.R. Keaton & R.J. Roth, Jr. Estimating landslide losses: A general approach for a winter storm scenario C.J. Wills, F. Perez & D. Branum Relation of recent megalandslides to prehistoric events in the city of La Paz, Bolivia R.H. Hermanns, J. Dehls, M.A. Guzmán, N. Roberts, J.J. Clague, A. Cazas Saavedra & G. Quenta Quispe Relationship between urban development and slope instability in the history of Rome:The case of the Palatine Hill between the Republican and the Imperial Ages (IV cen. BC—II cen. AD) G.B. Fasani, A. Bretschneider, E. Di Luzio & A. Cicogna A moderate velocity landslide with immoderate consequences D.M. Cruden, C.D. Martin, S. Thomson & B.G.N. Miller Landslide hazard evaluation and quarry redesign at Bingen, Washington, USA H.T. Kuper, G.L. Peterson, R. Pirot & D.J. Higgins Minor rock slide along Ohio River, Indiana, yields damage to residential structures T.R. West Review of approaches for assessing the impact of climate change on landslide hazards J.A. Coe & J.W. Godt What if atmospheric CO2 concentration doubles? A chemical perspective on rock weathering and weakening M.-H. Derron & M. Jaboyedoff Forecasting transport infrastructure slope failures in a changing climate J.H. Wilks, T.A. Dijkstra & N. Dixon Landslides and climate change—innovative approaches to planning policy and stakeholder engagement in England R. McInnes & R. Moore Historical evolution of multi-source mudslidesM. Parise, A. Federico & G. Palladino Land cover changes for landslide risk evolution—first results from lower Austria C. Promper & T. Glade The influence of notches on the stability of soil and rock slopes L.E. Vallejo Botanical and geotechnical influences on peat instability E.S. Foteu Madio, A.P. Dykes, M.P. Waller, P. Hughes & M.J. Grant Exploring regional topographic and rainfall controls of landslides on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada J.N. Goetz, A. Brenning & R.H. Guthrie A solifluction lobe in Okstindan, north Norway and its paleoclimatic significance G. Elliott & P. Worsley Massive debris flow event on Pacific Northwest volcanoes, USA, November 2006:Causes, effects and relationship to climate change S.F. Burns, R. Pirot, K. Williams & S. Sobieschezk Advances in investigation & classification A railway ground hazard scenario characterization methodology T.R. Keegan, M. Pritchard & D.M. Cruden Fast assessment of susceptibility of massive rock instabilities M. Jaboyedoff, M.-H. Derron, A. Pedrazzini, L.H. Blikra, G.B. Crosta, C.R. Froese, R.H. Hermanns, T. Oppikofer, M. Böhme & D. Stead Understanding landslides in Kentucky: Tools and methods to further landslide hazard research M.M. Crawford Monitoring and LIDAR spatial analysis to define landslide activity at Little Smoky River, Alberta A.J. Morgan, D.K. Chao & C.R. Froese Construction of evaluation model for landslide potential after rainfall due to slope land use Y-R. Chen, S-C. Hsieh, K-J. Tsai & W-C. Lin Landslide and alluvial fan caused by an extreme rainfall in Suao, Taiwan H.T. Chou, C.F. Lee, C.M. Lo & C.P. Lin Rock slope stability and influence of rainfall on national road 234 (Central Portugal) P.S. Andrade & V.P. Cavaleiro Pre-conditioning factors for rainfall and earthquake-triggered landslides S.B. Bai, B. Thiebes, J. Wang & P.G. Zhou Relation of landslides triggered by the Kiholo Bay earthquake and modeled ground motion E.L. Harp, S.H. Hartzell, R.W. Jibson & L. Ramirez-Guzman Study of stability of the remnant mountain body in the back scarp of the Tangjiashan Landslide after the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake X.W. Hu, G. Luo, X.P. Lv, D.G. Song, X.W. Hu & H.Y. Hu Seismic landslide hazard maps of Anchorage, Alaska, USA R.W. Jibson Recognition of earthquake-triggered landslides using support vector machines C. Cheng, S.B. Bai & P.G. Zhou Rapid drawdown and landslides N.M. Pinyol, E.E. Alonso & S. Olivella Application of ambient noise analysis for investigating site amplification properties