Landslide risk assessments for decision-making

C.J. van Westen

Landslide risk assessments for decision-making

C.J. van Westen

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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Landslide risk is an incredibly multidisciplinary problem: it’s a social problem, a technical engineering problem, a water problem, and a housing problem.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Understanding Risk: Best Practices in Disaster Risk Assessment, 2-6 July 2012, Cape Town, South Africa
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2012 Understanding Risk Forum
Place of Publication	Washington, D.C.
Publisher	The World Bank
Pages	67-71
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2012
Event	Understanding Risk Forum 2012: Understanding Risk: Best Practices in Disaster Risk Assessment - Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 2 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012

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Conference	Understanding Risk Forum 2012
Abbreviated title	UR Forum
Country/Territory	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Period	2/07/12 → 6/07/12

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van Westen, C. J. (2012). Landslide risk assessments for decision-making. In Understanding Risk: Best Practices in Disaster Risk Assessment, 2-6 July 2012, Cape Town, South Africa: Proceedings of the 2012 Understanding Risk Forum (pp. 67-71). The World Bank. https://www.gfdrr.org/en/publication/understanding-risk-best-practices-disaster-risk-assessment-proceedings-2012-ur-forum

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Landslide risk assessments for decision-making. / van Westen, C.J.
Understanding Risk: Best Practices in Disaster Risk Assessment, 2-6 July 2012, Cape Town, South Africa: Proceedings of the 2012 Understanding Risk Forum. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 2012. p. 67-71.

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