Regional-scale landslide risk assessment in Central Asia
<p>Landslides are widespread phenomena that occur in any terrestrial area with slopes, causing massive property damage and, in the worst-case scenario, loss of human life. This propensity to suffer losses is particularly high for developing countries due to their urban development, population...
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| description | <p>Landslides are widespread phenomena that occur in any terrestrial area with slopes, causing massive property damage and, in the worst-case scenario, loss of human life. This propensity to suffer losses is particularly high for developing countries due to their urban development, population growth and drastic land use changes. Social and economic consequences of landslides can be reduced through detailed planning and management strategies, which can be aided by risk analysis. In this study, we performed a detailed quantitative risk analysis for landslides in the whole of Central Asia (4 000 000 <span class="inline-formula">km<sup>2</sup></span>). Landslide-induced risk was computed, using a 200 m spatial resolution, in terms of exposed population and expected economic losses to buildings and linear infrastructures (roads and railways). The purpose of our study is to produce the first regional-scale landslide risk assessment for Central Asia in order to inform regional-scale risk mitigation strategies, and it represents an advanced step in the landslide risk analysis for extremely broad areas.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71bd19277cef4c5aac6a01ae9075caba2024-01-09T13:27:07ZengCopernicus PublicationsNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences1561-86331684-99812024-01-0124132710.5194/nhess-24-13-2024Regional-scale landslide risk assessment in Central AsiaF. Caleca0C. Scaini1W. Frodella2V. Tofani3Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, via G. la Pira 4, 50121 Florence, ItalyNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS, Borgo Grotta Gigante, 34100 Sgonico (Trieste), ItalyDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, via G. la Pira 4, 50121 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, via G. la Pira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy<p>Landslides are widespread phenomena that occur in any terrestrial area with slopes, causing massive property damage and, in the worst-case scenario, loss of human life. This propensity to suffer losses is particularly high for developing countries due to their urban development, population growth and drastic land use changes. Social and economic consequences of landslides can be reduced through detailed planning and management strategies, which can be aided by risk analysis. In this study, we performed a detailed quantitative risk analysis for landslides in the whole of Central Asia (4 000 000 <span class="inline-formula">km<sup>2</sup></span>). Landslide-induced risk was computed, using a 200 m spatial resolution, in terms of exposed population and expected economic losses to buildings and linear infrastructures (roads and railways). The purpose of our study is to produce the first regional-scale landslide risk assessment for Central Asia in order to inform regional-scale risk mitigation strategies, and it represents an advanced step in the landslide risk analysis for extremely broad areas.</p>https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/13/2024/nhess-24-13-2024.pdf |
| spellingShingle | F. Caleca C. Scaini W. Frodella V. Tofani Regional-scale landslide risk assessment in Central Asia Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| title | Regional-scale landslide risk assessment in Central Asia |
| title_full | Regional-scale landslide risk assessment in Central Asia |
| title_fullStr | Regional-scale landslide risk assessment in Central Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Regional-scale landslide risk assessment in Central Asia |
| title_short | Regional-scale landslide risk assessment in Central Asia |
| title_sort | regional scale landslide risk assessment in central asia |
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