Abstract
Introduction
Types of landslides
Causes of Landslides
Karwar Landslides
Geological Factors
Prevention & Management
Acknowledgment
Referencs
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Landslides in coastal Uttara Kannada: Management towards risk reduction
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Subash Chandran M D, Rao G R, Prakash Mesta, Bharath H Aithal, Uttam Kumar and Ramachandra T V
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
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Citation: M. D. Subash Chandran , G. R. Rao , Prakash Mesta, Bharath H. Aithal, Uttam Kumar and T. V. Ramachandra, 2011. Landslides in coastal Uttara Kannada: Management towards risk reduction. Disaster, Risk Vulnerablity Conference 2011 (DRVC 2011), School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. March 12- 14, 2011, pp. 7-22.
* Address for Correspondence:
  Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
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