This book collects key case studies on landslides from cold regions all over the world, providing an overview which includes new trends concerning landslide occurrence and motion, which severely impact economic development and communities.

This book attempts to provide an overview of social political changes in the Chinese society since the global financial crisis. Rapid economic development has restructured the setup of the society and empowered or weakened certain social players. The chapters in this book provide an updated account of a wide range of social changes, including the rise of the middle class and private entrepreneurs, political mobilization on the Internet, the declining social status of the working class, as well as the resurgence of non-governmental organizations, and the rising public protests. Also the...

This book collects key case studies on landslides from cold regions all over the world, providing an overview which includes new trends concerning landslide occurrence and motion, which severely impact economic development and communities.