SUMMARY

Geohazards in West Bc B, Vit Nam

                                           Đào Văn Thịnh

The author divides the geohazards in West Bắc Bộ into 4 genetic groups: endogeneous, exogeneous, mixed and artificial ones, comprising 12 types of main geohazards: earthquake, active fault, geohazards related to geophysical fields, eco-geological hazards, landslides, land cracking, surface-swapping flood, tube flood, river-bank erosion, geohazards related to karst, to mining, and artificial earthquake. Some of them are divided more detailedly, such as: geohazards related to geophysic fields with 3 types and to karst with 4 types.

The author proposes some methods of avoiding geohazards, reducing the damages caused by them and the direction of research and mapping of geohazards in this territory.

Ngày nhận bài: 30-7-2004

Người biên tập: Phan Văn Quýnh