Rock avalanches, landslides and debris flows are among the most dangerous natural hazards that threaten people and infrastructures in mountainous areas. The knowledge of the formation and dynamics of such hazards is of paramount importance for hazard assessment, design of mitigation measures, and also useful for land-use planning and social-economic development. In addition, the impacts of climate change on the activity of such hazards must be considered, as the mountain areas prone to these events may increase in future.
Formation and evolution mechanisms of such hazards are very complicated, and influenced by many aspects. Field and laboratory tests, theoretical and empirical models, modeling and numerical methods can help better understand the formation mechanisms and dynamics, and provide more reasonable evaluation and forecasting results. New equipment, technologies, distributed sensor networks and remote sensing techniques can help more adequate and accurate data. Such research has achieved much progress in the last decades, however, nowadays, the compound hazards and hazard chains require more attention, and the combination of various research approaches are encouraged.
The risk assessment and mitigation of such hazards are not only the concern of government managers and engineers, but also deserve more in-depth study from scientists. Researchers working in the field of rock avalanche, landslides and debris flows are invited to present their recent advancements in this special issue. We encourage authors to submit Original Research, Methods, Opinion, Perspective, and Review articles to improve knowledge on the mechanisms, dynamics, data gathering, early warning, simulation, risk analysis and prevention strategy of the related phenomenon.
Potential contributions include, but are not limited to the following aspects:
• Formation mechanism;
• Field and laboratory tests;
• Monitoring and early warning system, forecasting and prediction;
• Theoretical and empirical modeling and simulation;
• Risk assessment and hazard evaluation;
• Prevention and mitigation measures;
• New equipment and technologies;
• Impacts of climate change and human activities;
• Research on compound hazards and hazard chains.
Rock avalanches, landslides and debris flows are among the most dangerous natural hazards that threaten people and infrastructures in mountainous areas. The knowledge of the formation and dynamics of such hazards is of paramount importance for hazard assessment, design of mitigation measures, and also useful for land-use planning and social-economic development. In addition, the impacts of climate change on the activity of such hazards must be considered, as the mountain areas prone to these events may increase in future.
Formation and evolution mechanisms of such hazards are very complicated, and influenced by many aspects. Field and laboratory tests, theoretical and empirical models, modeling and numerical methods can help better understand the formation mechanisms and dynamics, and provide more reasonable evaluation and forecasting results. New equipment, technologies, distributed sensor networks and remote sensing techniques can help more adequate and accurate data. Such research has achieved much progress in the last decades, however, nowadays, the compound hazards and hazard chains require more attention, and the combination of various research approaches are encouraged.
The risk assessment and mitigation of such hazards are not only the concern of government managers and engineers, but also deserve more in-depth study from scientists. Researchers working in the field of rock avalanche, landslides and debris flows are invited to present their recent advancements in this special issue. We encourage authors to submit Original Research, Methods, Opinion, Perspective, and Review articles to improve knowledge on the mechanisms, dynamics, data gathering, early warning, simulation, risk analysis and prevention strategy of the related phenomenon.
Potential contributions include, but are not limited to the following aspects:
• Formation mechanism;
• Field and laboratory tests;
• Monitoring and early warning system, forecasting and prediction;
• Theoretical and empirical modeling and simulation;
• Risk assessment and hazard evaluation;
• Prevention and mitigation measures;
• New equipment and technologies;
• Impacts of climate change and human activities;
• Research on compound hazards and hazard chains.