Avalanche protection
Esquema
Jerarquía
Descripción
Protection measures intended to eliminate and reduce the hazard and damage that could result from avalanches, including issuing bulletins to the public, planting and maintaining stands of trees, building defensive structures, and preventatively clearing areas of loose snow by using controlled avalanches.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- beveiliging tegen lawines [nl]
- protección contra avalanchas [es]
- avalanche control [en]
- avalanche defense [en]
- control, avalanche [en]
- protection, avalanche [en]