Geomorphological Hazards in Los Angeles: A Study of Slope and Sediment in a Metropolitan County

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R.U. Cooke

Geomorphological Hazards in Los Angeles

A Study of Slope and Sediment in a Metropolitan County

R.U. Cooke

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Routledge
15 June 2023

Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Physical geography & topography; Natural disasters

Series: Routledge Revivals

This book, first published in 1984, deals authoritatively with the nature and management of slope failures and sediment movement and their impact on the hazardous landscape of Los Angeles county. Bringing together for the first time a wide range of information derived from field observations, interviews, manuscript records, local agency reports and published sources, the book presents an analysis of the ways in which a rapidly developing metropolis has come to terms with complex geomorphological hazards. In particular, the events accompanying the major storms of 1914, 1934, 1969 and 1978 are reconstructed in detail.

By: R.U. Cooke
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9780367768133
ISBN 10: 0367768135
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 222
Publication Date: 15 June 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1. Contexts 1. Geomorphological Hazards 2. The Hazard Context 2.1. Predetermining Conditions 2.2. Dynamics of Change 3. Geomorphological Processes 3.1. Slope Decomposition 3.2. Slope Erosion 3.3. Slope Failure 3.4. Channel Flows and Sediment Yield 3.5. Conclusion: the Fundamental Problem Part 2. Crises 4. A Sequence of Storms 4.1. 1914 4.2. 1934 4.3. 1938 4.4. 1969 4.5. 1978 4.6. Conclusion: Before and Between Crises Part 3. Consequences 5. Response and Responsibility 5.1. Conflicts 5.2. Patterns of Response 5.3. A Management Hierarchy 6. Management Responses 6.1. Emergency Responses 6.2. Paying the Price: Relief, Insurance and Litigation 6.3. Improving Understanding: Evaluation and Prediction 6.4. Anticipating Problems: Abatement and Control Part 4. Coda 7. Costs and Benefits in Context 7.1. Within Los Angeles County 7.2. County, State and Nation 8. Sequences and Cycles

R.U. Cooke