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Land Resources of the People's Republic of China

Series: Resource Systems Theory and Methodology

China's land resources are complex and varied; embraces a wide range of climatic and biotic zones; and includes a great variety of topographical types. This study on the classification and evaluation...

China's land resources are complex and varied; embraces a wide range of climatic and biotic zones; and includes a great variety of topographical types. This study on the classification and evaluation...


USOI Landslide Dam and Lake Sarez

An Assessment of Hazard and Risk in the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan

Series: ISDR Prevention Series
( Print: October 2000 )

Lake Sarez, which is located in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, was created in 1911. A massive landslide, triggered by an earthquake, blocked the Murgab River valley, creating a natural dam, which...

Lake Sarez, which is located in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, was created in 1911. A massive landslide, triggered by an earthquake, blocked the Murgab River valley, creating a natural dam, which...