This book presents current progress in landslide science and consists of four parts: (1) Progress in Landslide Science, (2) Landslide Dynamics, (3) Landslide Monitoring, and (4) Landslide Risk Assessment. It provides useful information to academics, practitioners, and government officers working on landslide risk-mitigation planning. This book can be also used as an introductory textbook for college students who wish to learn fundamental scientific achievements in the field of landslide disaster reduction.

From the reviews:"Landslides are common in many parts of the world and account for as many fatalities as do earthquakes and volcanic hazards. Progress in Landslide Science is an international collection of review articles, which provides an impressive summary of the present state of studies. The volume is attractively produced, providing many color photographs and figures in each chapter. It also contains a comprehensive table of contents and a useful set of up-to-date references for each chapter. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (N. Caine, CHOICE, Vol. v4 (3), November, 2007)This book compiles findings from recent research works on landslides. there are two appendices at the end of the book that include further information about some general issues related to landslides . The editors are congratulated for their great effort on getting this multi-author book well organised and edited. Landslide researchers and practitioners may find this book useful for updating and validating their knowledge. It is recommended to keep as a reference book for landslide specialists. (Baolin Wang, Landslides, Vol. 6, 2009)

Inhalt
Progress in Landslide Science.- Landslide Science as a New Scientific Discipline.- An Overview of Landslide Problems in the British Isles, with Reference to Geology, Geography and Conservation.- Considerations about the Mechanics of Slow Active Landslides in Clay.- Dynamics of Rapid Landslides.- Progress in Debris Flow Modeling.- Landslide Dynamics.- Undrained Stress-controlled Dynamic-loading Ring-shear Test to Simulate Initiation and Post-failure Motion of Landslides.- Shear Behavior and Shear Zone Structure of Granular Materials in Naturally Drained Ring Shear Tests.- Rockslides and Their Motion.- Residual Shear Strength of Tertiary Mudstone and Influencing Factors.- On Failure of Municipal Waste Landfill.- Experimental Study with Ring Shear Apparatus on the May 2004 Landslide-Debris Flow at Bettou-dani Valley, Haku-san Mountain, Japan.- On the Pore-pressure Generation and Movement of Rainfall-induced Landslides in Laboratory Flume Tests.- Ring Shear Tests on Clays of Fracture Zone Landslides and Clay Mineralogical Aspects.- Landslides Induced by a Combined Effect of Earthquake and Rainfall.- Landslide Experiments on Artificial and Natural Slopes.- Landslide Monitoring.- Enlargement of a Failed Area along a Sliding Surface.- Airborne LIDAR Data Measurement and Landform Classification Mapping in Tomari-no-tai Landslide Area, Shirakami Mountains, Japan.- Integration of Remote Sensing Techniques in Different Stages of Landslide Response.- Rock Deformation Monitoring at Cultural Heritage Sites in Slovakias.- Landslide Risk Assessment.- Extracting Necessary Pparameters from Real Landslide Mass for Mitigating Landslide Disaster.- Landslide Dams Formed by the 2004 Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake in Japan.- Shear Behavior of Clay in Slope for Pore Water Pressure Increase.-Static and Dynamic Analyses of Slopes by the FEM.- Debris Flows in the Vicinity of the Machu Picchu Village, Peru.- Engineering Geology and Cultural Heritage: the Conservation of Remaining Bamiyan Buddhas (Central Afghanistan).- Debris Flow Hazard Defense Magnitude Assessment with Numerical Simulation.