| Abstract: | Annual losses in the United States, Japan, Italy, and India have been estimated at 1 billion or more each. During the period 1971-74, nearly 600 people per year were killed by landslides worldwide; about 90 percent of these deaths occurred in the Circum-Pacific region. From 1967-82, 150 people per year died in Japan as a result of slope failures. In the United States, the number of landslide-related fatalities per year exceeds 25. Japan leads other nations in development of comprehensive programs to reduce economic losses and fatalities due to landslides. The United States recently has proposed a national landslide hazard reduction program. |
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| Citation Author: | Schuster, Robert, L.; Fleming, Robert, W. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | ECONOMIC LOSSES AND FATALITIES DUE TO LANDSLIDES.; 1986; Article; Journal; Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists; Schuster, Robert, L.; Fleming, Robert, W. |
| Citation Start Page: | 11 |
| Citation Volume: | 23 |
| Citation Year: | 1986 |
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| Text: | ECONOMIC LOSSES AND FATALITIES DUE TO LANDSLIDES.; 1986; Article; Journal; Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists; Schuster, Robert, L.; Fleming, Robert, W. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00 -0600 |
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