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Sustainability in Natural Hazards Mitigation and Landslide Research

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Hazards and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 2235

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Ching-Ying Tsou

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Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
Interests: applied geomorphology; erosion control engineering; geomorphological and geoecological evaluation of the natural environment

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Natural hazards, including landslides, pose significant risks to human lives, infrastructure, and the environment. To address these challenges effectively, there is a growing need to integrate sustainability principles into natural hazard mitigation and landslide research. This Special Issue aims to explore innovative approaches, methodologies, and case studies that promote sustainable practices in managing and mitigating the impacts of natural hazards, specifically focusing on landslides.

This Special Issue seeks contributions that cover a wide range of topics related to sustainability in natural hazard mitigation and landslide research. Original research articles and reviews are welcome, which may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:

  • Sustainable approaches to landslide risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
  • Socio-economic and environmental impacts of landslides and their mitigation measures.
  • Nature-based solutions for sustainable landslide management and erosion control measures.
  • Community engagement and participation in sustainable landslide management strategies.
  • Innovative technologies for sustainable slope stabilization and erosion control measures.
  • Geomorphological and geoecological evaluation of landslides for sustainable environmental management.

By emphasizing sustainability in natural hazard mitigation and landslide research, this Special Issue seeks to contribute to the collective efforts in building a sustainable environment, resilient communities, and protecting lives and infrastructure. We invite researchers and practitioners to submit their work, showcasing the integration of sustainability principles in addressing the challenges posed by natural hazards, particularly landslides.

I/We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Ching-Ying Tsou
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • landslides
  • sustainability
  • mitigation strategies
  • environmental impacts
  • nature-based solutions
  • community engagement
  • geoecological evaluation

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Updated Predictive Models for Permanent Seismic Displacement of Slopes for Greece and Their Effect on Probabilistic Landslide Hazard Assessment
by Dimitris Sotiriadis, Nikolaos Klimis and Ioannis M. Dokas
Sustainability 2024, 16(6), 2240; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16062240 - 07 Mar 2024
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Earthquake-triggered landslides have been widely recognized as a catastrophic hazard in mountainous regions. They may lead to direct consequences, such as property losses and casualties, as well as indirect consequences, such as disruption of the operation of lifeline infrastructures and delays in emergency [...] Read more.
Earthquake-triggered landslides have been widely recognized as a catastrophic hazard in mountainous regions. They may lead to direct consequences, such as property losses and casualties, as well as indirect consequences, such as disruption of the operation of lifeline infrastructures and delays in emergency response actions after earthquakes. Regional landslide hazard assessment is a useful tool to identify areas that are vulnerable to earthquake-induced slope instabilities and design prioritization schemes towards more detailed site-specific slope stability analyses. A widely used method to assess the seismic performance of slopes is by calculating the permanent downslope sliding displacement that is expected during ground shaking. Nathan M. Newmark was the first to propose a method to estimate the permanent displacement of a rigid body sliding on an inclined plane in 1965. The expected permanent displacement for a slope using the sliding block method is implemented by either selecting a suite of representative earthquake ground motions and computing the mean and standard deviation of the displacement or by using analytical equations that correlate the permanent displacement with ground motion intensity measures, the slope’s yield acceleration and seismological characteristics. Increased interest has been observed in the development of such empirical models using strong motion databases over the last decades. It has been almost a decade since the development of the latest empirical model for the prediction of permanent ground displacement for Greece. Since then, a significant amount of strong motion data have been collected. In the present study, several nonlinear regression-based empirical models are developed for the prediction of the permanent seismic displacements of slopes, including various ground motion intensity measures. Moreover, single-hidden layer Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models are developed to demonstrate their capability of simplifying the construction of empirical models. Finally, implementation of the produced modes based on Probabilistic Landslide Hazard Assessment is undertaken, and their effect on the resulting hazard curves is demonstrated and discussed. Full article
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Investigating the Relationship between Plant Species Composition and Topography in the Tomeyama Landslide: Implications for Environmental Education and Sustainable Management in the Happo-Shirakami Geopark, Japan
by Ching-Ying Tsou, Hiroki Yamagishi, Reona Kawakami, Mei-Fang Tsai and Takuma Miwa
Sustainability 2023, 15(24), 16572; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416572 - 05 Dec 2023
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The Tomeyama landslide in the Happo-Shirakami Geopark, Japan, has interesting and important geomorphological and geoecological characteristics. Understanding these characteristics is crucial for environmental education and sustainable management in the geopark. In this study, we quantified the characteristics of the landslide, including its precise [...] Read more.
The Tomeyama landslide in the Happo-Shirakami Geopark, Japan, has interesting and important geomorphological and geoecological characteristics. Understanding these characteristics is crucial for environmental education and sustainable management in the geopark. In this study, we quantified the characteristics of the landslide, including its precise topography and vegetation. We used high-resolution 2.5 m-mesh ALOS World 3D topographic data to define the topography of the landslide. We also surveyed plant species composition and cover in four plots (three on the upper slope and one on the convex lower foot slope), each measuring 20 m × 20 m. Our findings reveal that the landslide is sited on a northwest-facing slope, 250 m below the ridge top, and has a horseshoe-shaped main scarp with a height of 40 m. Two smaller secondary scarps and their corresponding displaced landslide blocks suggest reactivation since the main landslide event. In the upper slope plots, 40–55 plant species were identified, including 14–16 species associated with the Japanese beech forest and 2–5 species related to the Pterocarya rhoifolia forest. In the lower slope plot, 70 plant species were identified, including 14 species from the Japanese beech forest and 11 from the Pterocarya rhoifolia forest. The upper slope plant community belongs to the Japanese beech forest; however, categorizing the lower slope community is challenging, although more Pterocarya rhoifolia forest species are present compared with the upper slope. These results suggest that certain plant species have adapted to the diverse topography created by the landslide. These findings improve the understanding of landslide topography and plant community composition with respect to environmental factors and thereby support effective environmental education and sustainable management in the Happo-Shirakami Geopark. Full article
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