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  1. nutty_naz's Avatar
    1 31-05-2005  11:48
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    landslide case studies
    hey i was wondering if anyone has any LEDC and MEDC case studies on landslides. ive lost my notes.
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    2 31-05-2005  12:11
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    Just doing some hazards revision so here you go.....

    MEDC Scotland, Lochearnhead landslide (small scale)

    LEDC Kashmire Avalanche (large scale)

    Go the the BBC news website for information on these case studies where I got my data from!!!

    Hope this helps let me know if not
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    3 31-05-2005  12:13
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    Mudslides in Italy, 1998

    Austria, 1999.

    Sorry I can't be more specific, am avoiding them myself lol
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    4 31-05-2005  12:16
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    MEDC:
    Piave valley northern Italy 1963
    Start Bay Scarborough (UK) 1993

    LEDC:
    Northern Venzeula 1993
    Armoc City, Phillippines 1991
    Las Colinas, El Salvador 2001
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    5 31-05-2005  12:26
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    thanx!! i found some gd infor for a recent lanslide: La conchita, california which happened in jan 2005. but yeh am guna use nothern venzuela 1993.
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    6 31-05-2005  17:52
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    (Original post by nutty_naz)
    thanx!! i found some gd infor for a recent lanslide: La conchita, california which happened in jan 2005. but yeh am guna use nothern venzuela 1993.
    Would anyone recommend to incorporate case studies from one region/country to combat the multiple hazards in a region scenario? e.g. smog, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes in LA...
  7. weirdloverwilde's Avatar
    7 31-05-2005  19:26
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    Aberfan, Wales- MEDC caused by dumping waste materials form coal burning process ruining the structural cohesion of the slope
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