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<br />PART I
<br />Chapter 1
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<br />Chapter 2
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<br />CONTENTS
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<br />ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTIONS..,..............,....
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<br />FOREWORD ....,...............,................,.....
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<br />PROMULGATION, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .
<br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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<br />E~ClJTI\nES~Y...........,...,............,....
<br />SITUATION, PURPOSE, AND SCOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
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<br />INTRODlJCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . , . .
<br />Basis for a Colorado Landslide Hazard Mitigation Plan . , . . . , .
<br />The Landslide Hazard in Colorado ......'............
<br />Other Hazards Related to Landsliding. . . , . . . . . . , . . . . . .
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<br />Flooding ..'............................ '. .. ..
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<br />SeISmICIty. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , , . . , . . . , .
<br />Dam failure. , . . . . . . . . . , . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
<br />The Need for P1anning . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
<br />Purpose of this Landslide Hazard Mitigation Plan ...........
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<br />Scope of Plan ...,......,..,....,.....,.,...........,.
<br />THE LANDSLIDE HAZARD ...,......,.......,.....,.".
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<br />Types of Landslides .................,.....,..........,
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<br />Falls. . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . ,
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<br />Topples. . . . . . . . ,. . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . .
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<br />Slides.,....,........... ,....,..,............,..,
<br />Rotational slide '..............,..:.....,.......
<br />Translational slide. . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . .
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<br />Block slide. . . . . . . . . . , , , . , . . . . . . . . , , . . . . , .
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<br />Lateral Spreads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .
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<br />Flows,....,., .,.... .,. ,...... ... ,... "..... ..,..
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<br />Creep '..,..................,...............
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<br />Debris flow . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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<br />Debris avalanche. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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<br />Earthflow. . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . , .
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<br />Mudflow ,.................,.................
<br />Human Activities and Natural Factors Triggering Landslides. . .
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<br />Human Activities ...............'.................
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<br />Natural Factors . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .
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<br />Climate .....................................
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<br />Erosion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . .
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<br />Weathering ................,'....,...........
<br />Earthquakes ..... . , .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . . .. .. .. . .
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