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Dating Torrential Processes on Fans and Cones

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The integrated management of risks from natural hazards (Bründl 2012, this volume) and the prevention or mitigation of disasters demand a thorough assessment of the prevailing hazards at the very start, as stipulated, e.g. in the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA 2005). The reduction of risks on alluvial fans and debris cones is of particular interest as these land features serve as prime estate for villages and towns in the mountain environment, be it in industrialised or developing countries.

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    Markus Zimmermann

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  1. University of Berne, Laboratory of Dendrogeomorphology, Institute of Geological Sciences, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, Berne, 3012, Bern, Switzerland

    Michelle Schneuwly-Bollschweiler

  2. University of Berne, Laboratory of Dendrogeomorphology, Institute of Geological Sciences, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, Berne, 3012, Bern, Switzerland

    Markus Stoffel

  3. Forestry Environment &Water Management, IV/5 – Torrent & Avalanche Control, Federal Ministry for Agriculture,, Marxergasse 5, Vienna, 1030, Wien, Austria

    Florian Rudolf-Miklau

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Zimmermann, M. (2013). Hazard Assessment. In: Schneuwly-Bollschweiler, M., Stoffel, M., Rudolf-Miklau, F. (eds) Dating Torrential Processes on Fans and Cones. Advances in Global Change Research, vol 47. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4336-6_23

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