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The increase in these movements characterized by rock fragments becoming detached and rolling and bouncing down a rock slope creates a situation where it is almost impossible to predict the risk in terms of time and space. These mechanisms are dominated by uncertainties. Statistical models can address specific well-documented recurring cases. However, hazards in large areas with difficult access involve variables so far unknown. For instance, massif features can go unnoticed even when the geological-geotechnical mapping has been done carefully and thoroughly by experts.
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Mahler, C., Dias de Oliveira, L.C. (2001). Quantitative Risk Assessment Applied to Fragmental Rockfall Hazard on a Rock Slope. In: Matthies, M., Malchow, H., Kriz, J. (eds) Integrative Systems Approaches to Natural and Social Dynamics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56585-4_24
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