Loess slope instability in the Lanzhou region, China

Auteurs :
DIJKSTRA, T.A.
Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap, Pays-Bas

Description :
The Lanzhou region of Gansu Province forms the focus of this study. Here, human activity is expanding into a very sensitive environment resulting in increasing risks of the occurence of geohazards associated with loess failure. The failure of loess deposits manifests itself in a number of precesses including surface and sub-surface erosion, collapse, hydroconsolidation and mass movement. This situation gives rise to significant concerns about prospects for sustainable development in the region. This is aimed to get a better understanding of the underlying geotechnical parameters of the material that determines these processes. - (AGD)


Type de document :
Monographie

Source :
Collection Nederlandse geografische studies, issn : 0169-4839, 2000, vol. 269, nombre de pages : 301

Date :
2000

Identifiants :
isbn : 90-6809-292-8

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Groningen, Faculteit der Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen Rijksuniversiteit Groningen