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Author : Fannin, R.J.; Moore, G.D.; Schwab, J.W.; and VanDine, D.F.
Date : 2005.
Title : Landslide risk management in forest practices.
Publication : Landslide Risk Management: Proceedings of the International Conference on Landslide Risk Management, Vancouver. Edited by: Hungr, O.; Fell, R.; Couture, R.; and Eberhardt, E. Leiden: A.A. Balkema.
Issue :
Page(s) : 299-320.
Abstract
Forest development planning is guided by codes of practice, intended to provide for safe, productive and environmentally sound operations. On landslide-prone terrain, risk management offers an effective approach to planning for forest road access and timber harvesting on steep ground. The evolution of landslide risk management in British Columbia is described, from voluntary guidelines through to legislated requirements, with reference to management policies, procedures and practices used to identify and assess landslide hazard and risk. The companion development of methods for landslide hazard mapping is reported, at both a reconnaissance and detailed level, together with the role for terrain stability assessments in the field, and a determination of the consequence for down-slope resources. An extensive body of research has contributed significantly to the confidence with which these methods are applied in professional practice. Experience shows the initiation and travel distance of debris flows is strongly influenced by terrain attributes, both quali-tative and quantitative, that can be evaluated with relative ease. Two case studies are reported, which serve to illustrate the value to society of landslide risk management in the forest sector
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