Laser Scanning Applications in Landslide Assessment

Download or read book Laser Scanning Applications in Landslide Assessment written by Biswajeet Pradhan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is related to various applications of laser scanning in landslide assessment. Landslide detection approaches, susceptibility, hazard, vulnerability assessment and various modeling techniques are presented. Optimization of landslide conditioning parameters and use of heuristic, statistical, data mining approaches, their advantages and their relationship with landslide risk assessment are discussed in detail. The book contains scanning data in tropical forests; its indicators, assessment, modeling and implementation. Additionally, debris flow modeling and analysis including source of debris flow identification and rockfall hazard assessment are also presented.