Natural hazards in mountain Colorado
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Abstract
Interdisciplinary field studies and remote sensing techniques were used to delineate mountain areas in Colorado subject to such natural hazards as snow avalanches, mudflows, rockfalls, and landslides. The old mining townsite of Ophir in the northwestern San Juan Mountains was used as a case study. Its serious snow avalanche hazard has been made even more critical with prospects of new housing developments. Techniques in remote sensing and geoecology have been applied to the solution of practical land management problems at the county and township levels of local government. The rapidly increasing hazard to human life and property results directly from accelerated growth of the winter recreation industry and construction of mountain homes. Many of the world's temperate zone high mountains urgently need development and application of new land management policies.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Natural hazards in mountain Colorado |
| Series title | Annals of the American Association of Geographers |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1976.tb01076.x |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Group |
| Contributing office(s) | Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
| Description | 16 p. |
| First page | 129 |
| Last page | 144 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Other Geospatial | San Juan Mountains |
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