Economic Losses and Fatalities Due to Landslides
Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists
By: Robert L. Schuster and Robert W. Fleming
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Abstract
Annual losses in the United States, Japan, Italy, and India have been estimated at 1 billion or more each. During the period 1971-74, nearly 600 people per year were killed by landslides worldwide; about 90 percent of these deaths occurred in the Circum-Pacific region. From 1967-82, 150 people per year died in Japan as a result of slope failures. In the United States, the number of landslide-related fatalities per year exceeds 25. Japan leads other nations in development of comprehensive programs to reduce economic losses and fatalities due to landslides. The United States recently has proposed a national landslide hazard reduction program.
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Schuster, R.L., Fleming, R.W., 1986, Economic Losses and Fatalities Due to Landslides: Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists, v. 23, no. 1, p. 11-28, https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.xxiii.1.11.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Economic Losses and Fatalities Due to Landslides |
| Series title | Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists |
| DOI | 10.2113/gseegeosci.xxiii.1.11 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Association of Engineering Geologists |
| Description | 18 p. |
| First page | 11 |
| Last page | 28 |