Changing the face of the earth-engineering geomorphology
Applied geomorphology ; Carrying capacity ; Coastal environment ; Flood ; France ; Mass movement ; Natural hazards ; Nice ; Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ; Sediment transport ; Slope gradient ; Urbanization ; Var ; Watershed
The examples described come mainly from the Var River valley in its densely populated populated coastal stretch adjacent to the city of Nice, and from its upstream tributaries. The role of geomorphology in appreciating and mitigating hazards