Slope stability and erosion control: ecotechnological solutions

This book is designed to assist the civil and geotechnical engineer, geomorphologist, forester, landscape architect or ecologist in choosing ecotechnological solutions for slopes that are prone to a variety of mass movements e.g. shallow failure or erosion. Within this book, the ‘engineer’ is used in the global sense to encompass all planners, designers, etc. who are involved in the stabilisation of slopes. We review the types of problematic slopes that may occurand describe briefly the nature of mass movements and the causes of these movements. In this book, we focus on the use of vegetation to stabilize soil on slopes prone to mass movements. New scientific research and practical advice inthe field of slope stability and erosion control A holistic approach to the revegetation of degraded slopes Interaction between substrate movement and vegetation discussed by geotechnical engineers, hydrologists and plant biologists State of the art technical and modelling methods presented by engineers, biologists and foresters INDICE: 1. Introduction to Ecotechnological Solutions. 2. An introduction to types of vegetated slopes. 3. Hillslope proceses: mass wasting, slope stability and erosion. 4. How vegetation reinforces soil on slopes. 5. Hazard assessment of vegetated slopes. 6. Species selection for soil reinforcement and protection. 7. Ecotechnological solutions for unstable slopes: Ground Bio- and Eco-Engineering techniques and strategies. 8. Ecotechnological solutions for slope stability: perspectives for future research. Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-6675-7
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 286
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés