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This book presents the research results on landslide disaster mitigation in Three Gorges Reservoir, China. It consists of three parts. Regional properties of landslides in this area, case studies about some typical landslides, and new methodologies applied in this area. It provides useful information to academics, practitioners, and university students working on landslide disaster mitigation, especially for large engineering projects. It can also be used as an information source for geo-hazards in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area.

Dams --China --Design and construction --Safety measures. --- Landslide hazard analysis. --- Landslides --China --Prevention. --- San Xia shui li shu niu (China). --- Landslide hazard analysis --- Dams --- Landslides --- Geology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Geology - General --- Dynamic & Structural Geology --- Design and construction --- Safety measures --- Prevention --- Disaster relief. --- Landslides. --- Land slides --- Landsliding --- Landslips --- Slides (Landslides) --- Disaster assistance --- Emergency assistance in disasters --- Emergency relief --- Environment. --- Geology. --- Geoecology. --- Environmental geology. --- Sustainable development. --- Geoecology/Natural Processes. --- Sustainable Development. --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Geoecology --- Environmental protection --- Physical geology --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Environmental aspects --- Mass-wasting --- Emergency management --- Human services --- Ecology. --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- San Xia shui li shu niu (China) --- Drei-Schluchten-Staudamm. --- San hsia shui li shu niu (China) --- Three Gorges Project (China) --- Chang Jiang San Xia shui li shu niu --- Three Gorges Water Control Project (China) --- China. --- 三峡水利枢纽 (中国) --- 三峡水利枢纽 (China) --- 三峽水利枢紐 (China) --- 三峽水利樞紐 (中国) --- 三峽水利樞紐 (中國) --- Three Gorges Dam Project (China)

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The purpose of the Three Gorges project is to construct a large dam, forming a large-scale water reservoir in the valley. When the ?nal design reservoir water level is reached, the length of the reservoir will be longer than 660 km, which extends from the dam site at Sandouping town to Maoer-Xia Gorge in Chongqing City. The reservoir crosses the low-medium mountainous area consisting of the fold zone from Sinian system to Mesozoic Erathem, which is distributed in Hubei Province, HunanProvince,YunnanProvinceandChongqingCity,tothelowmountainousarea formed by the fold zone ranging from the Triassic to the Jurassic Periods, which is distributed in the eastern part of Chongqing City. Generally, the reservoir area can be divided into two parts. The eastern part is from Sandouping town to Baidicheng in Fengjie County, with a length of 160 km. In this part, three portions consisting of limestone formed the narrow Three Gorges. Between the Three Gorges are two portions consisting of clastic rocks forming wide valleys. At the dam site are the Pre-Sinian System crystal rocks. In the Three Gorges parts, thick bulk limestone anddolomitearemainlydistributed,sandwichingthinlayersof sandstoneandshale. The mountain height at the gorge areas is about 600-1,200 m, and the width at thoseareasis only200-300m. Thegeomorphologycharacterizedby high mountains and deep valleys formed the famous three gorges, namely, Qutang Gorge in the west, Wu Gorge in the middle, and Xiling Gorge in the east. The Xiling Gorge is divided into eastern part and western part.

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This book presents current progress in landslide science and consists of four parts: (1) Progress in Landslide Science, (2) Landslide Dynamics, (3) Landslide Monitoring, and (4) Landslide Risk Assessment. It provides useful information to academics, practitioners, and government officers working on landslide risk-mitigation planning. This book can be also used as an introductory textbook for college students who wish to learn fundamental scientific achievements in the field of landslide disaster reduction.

Landslides. --- Landslide hazard analysis. --- Slopes (Soil mechanics) --- Hazard analysis, Landslide --- Landslide hazard assessment --- Landslides --- Soil mechanics --- Land slides --- Landsliding --- Landslips --- Slides (Landslides) --- Mass-wasting --- Hazard assessment --- Geology. --- Physical geography. --- Regional planning. --- Ecology. --- Geomorphology. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Physical Geography. --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Geoecology/Natural Processes. --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Regional development --- Regional planning --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection --- Geography --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Ecology --- Government policy --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Urban planning. --- Geoecology. --- Environmental geology. --- Geoecology --- Environmental protection --- Physical geology --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Geomorphic geology --- Physiography --- Physical geography --- Landforms --- Management

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Geology. Earth sciences --- General ecology and biosociology --- Mining industry --- Environmental planning --- Physical geography --- ruimtelijke ordening --- ecologie --- mijnbouw --- geologie --- fysische geografie

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Landslides in cold regions have different mechanisms from those in other areas, and comparatively few research efforts have been made in this field. Recently, because of climate change, some new trends concerning landslide occurrence and motion have appeared, severely impacting economic development and communities. This book collects key case studies from the cold regions all over the world, providing an overview of the general situation.

Geophysics --- Meteorology. Climatology --- Geology. Earth sciences --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Geography --- milieukunde --- geografie --- geologie --- natuurrampen --- klimaatverandering