The Asia–Pacific region covers a substantial continental landmass and vast oceanic expanse, dispersed over which are thousands of islands. This volume showcases some of the recent advances and emerging concepts in natural hazards research and draws together these disparate lines of evidence into a clear regional focus.
This collection of papers in tribute to Professor Rick Sibson examines the geological record of earthquake faulting. Observations in active fault zones combine with information from exhumed ancient faults and theoretical studies to illustrate relationships between fault rocks and slip styles, particularly considering the effects of fluids and fault reactivation.
This volume provides a broad overview of the problems of deciphering signals of biodiversity change from the palimpsest that is the geological record. The 14 papers in this volume offer new insights, while reviewing progress to date, making this volume invaluable to anyone wishing to remain abreast of this dynamic research area.
A complete guide to the design, construction and maintenance of roads in hilly and mountain areas, focusing on landslide hazards and slope management. Techniques of assessment and analysis are reviewed and the design and construction of alignments, earthworks, slope stabilization, retaining walls, drainage and erosion protection are covered.
This collection of papers presents recent advances in the study of deformation mechanisms and rheology and their applications to tectonics. The determination of elastic properties from petrofabrics and the understanding of microstructural and mechanical evolution during deformation provide linking themes that are addressed using laboratory experiments, field studies and computational methods.