Geomorphological Hazards in Los Angeles

R.U. Cooke

Part 1. Contexts 1. Geomorphological Hazards 2. The Hazard Context 2.1. Predetermining Conditions 2.2. Dynamics of Change 3. Geomorphological Processes 3.1. Slope Decomposition 3.2. Slope Erosion 3.3. Slope Failure 3.4. Channel Flows and Sediment Yield 3.5. Conclusion: the Fundamental Problem Part 2. Crises 4. A Sequence of Storms 4.1. 1914 4.2. 1934 4.3. 1938 4.4. 1969 4.5. 1978 4.6. Conclusion: Before and Between Crises Part 3. Consequences 5. Response and Responsibility 5.1. Conflicts 5.2. Patterns of Response 5.3. A Management Hierarchy 6. Management Responses 6.1. Emergency Responses 6.2. Paying the Price: Relief, Insurance and Litigation 6.3. Improving Understanding: Evaluation and Prediction 6.4. Anticipating Problems: Abatement and Control Part 4. Coda 7. Costs and Benefits in Context 7.1. Within Los Angeles County 7.2. County, State and Nation 8. Sequences and Cycles