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Impact of mass movements in the Kocaeli Province, Turkey
Author(s) -
Karakaş Ahmet,
Coruk Özkan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.2011.00788.x
Subject(s) - mass movement , geology , movement (music) , property (philosophy) , mining engineering , environmental planning , environmental resource management , physical geography , seismology , geography , landslide , environmental science , philosophy , epistemology , aesthetics
Recent mass movements in the Kocaeli Province, Turkey in 2010 caused damage to people, property and infrastructure, especially in Izmit and its vicinity. The causes and impact of these mass movements are outlined, so as to increase awareness of their dangerous aspects. Some of these mass movement events took place in urban areas, bringing attention to the need for better and more effective land use practices. The impact of these movements indicates the benefit there would be from geology and engineering geology in the planning of any property development and land use.