Slope Failure Hazard in the Atlantic Provinces: A Review

• Published in: Atlantic Geology
• Main Authors: Spooner, Ian, Batterson, Martin, Catto, Norm, Liverman, David, Broster, Bruce, Kearns, Kim, Isenor, Fenton, MacAskill, Wayne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Atlantic Geoscience Society 2013
• Subjects: Geomorphology; hazards; landslide; Atlantic Canada; Newfoundland; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; New Brunswick; envir; geo; Breton Island; Canada; Churchill River
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4138/atlgeol.2013.001; http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1062306ar

Slope failures present a common hazard throughout the world and have considerable impact on transportation, forestry, coastal and urban development, and other human activities. Although little recognized in much of Atlantic Canada, mass movements have resulted in as many as 71 fatalities in Newfound...