Constructing roads - constructing risks?: settlement decisions in view of landslide risk and economic opportunities in Western Nepal
Government authorities and development agencies use road construction as a tool to support socioeconomic development in remote areas worldwide. In mountain regions, roads are closely connected with landslide risk. They destabilize slopes and often lead to the expansion of settlements into hazard zon...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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Mountain research and development
Year: 2013, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 364-371 |
| ISSN: | 1994-7151 |
| DOI: | 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-13-00048.1 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-13-00048.1 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://bioone.org/journals/mountain-research-and-development/volume-33/issue-4/MRD-JOURNAL-D-13-00048.1/Constructing-RoadsConstructing-Risks-Settlement-Decisions-in-View-of-Landslide-Risk/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-13-00048.1.full 
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| Author Notes: | Thomas Lennartz |