Geomorphological Mapping Research for Landslide

Dear Colleagues,

Gravitational phenomena are one of the most common geomorphological hazards that mainly affect mountain, hilly and submarine environments, but also lowland environments where sinkhole phenomena occur. Landslides are responsible for serious and extensive damage to the anthropic and natural goods and cause numerous victims every year all over the world. In fact, these are included among the most frequent and widespread geological hazards that cause a great economic loss, both in terms of damage and in terms of cost for the prevention and mitigation of the hazard and risk associated with these phenomena.

There are many types of landslides with very different characteristics and behaviors whose predisposing and triggering causes are equally numerous and diversified. For this reason, landslide research is divided into several fields of investigation aimed at understanding their characteristics, trigger mechanisms and evolution.

The first step in studying landslides is to identify them in the area by mapping them via traditional methodologies, such as geomorphological surveys and aerial photo interpretation, or through the most modern remote sensing techniques.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect scientific works aimed at mapping landslides and the applications that derive from them, such as the production of inventory maps, susceptibility maps, hazard/risk maps, urban planning, and the development of tools in a GIS environment aimed at collecting, processing, analysis, visualization and dissemination of landslide data.

Dr. Davide Tiranti
Guest Editor

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