Modelling Landslide Dynamics in Forested Landscapes : Addressing landscape evolution, landslide soil redistribution and vegetation patterns in the Waitakere Ranges, west Auckland, New Zealand
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Samenstelling promotiecommissie (members of the promotion-examination committee): Toitü he whenua, whatungarongaro he tangata (Land is permanent, man disappears) Traditional Maori proverb Is this the real life Is this just fantasy Caught in a landslide No escape from reality © Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) This research was supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) under project number 810.62.013. Cover illustration 'desaggregating the landscape': 3D representation of the upper part of the Waitakere River Catchment (above the Waitakere Dam). On top is an orthophoto of the area 'draped' over a Digital Elevation Model. The three underlying data layers represent (from top down) landslide hazard, elevation and geology.
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