Advances in Studies of DGSDs and Lateral Spreads
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 12 July 2025 | Viewed by 1109
Special Issue Editors
Interests: DGSDs; geomorphological mapping; remote sensing
Interests: landslides; fluvial geomorphology; terrain analysis; landscape evolution modelling
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Interests: landslide investigation and modelling; applied geophysics; active and passive seismic methods; GIS analysis; 3D geomodelling; machine learning
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Interests: slow-moving landslides; geohazard; coastal geomorphology; coastal boulder deposits; UAVs
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Interests: exploration geophysics; landslides; engineering geology; resilience; natural hazards; remote sensing; seismics; earth sciences
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Large landslides represent a significant worldwide geo-hazard. Deep-seated gravitational slope deformation (DGSD) is a complex type of large landslide and represents an important geomorphological topic from a scientific point of view and in terms of its social and economic implications. The topic of DGSD is placed at an intermediate position between tectonics and superficial landslides. Lateral-spreading DGSD involves brittle geological units overlying ductile terrain.
The literature on this matter shows a markedly interdisciplinary approach, with contributions from fields such as geomorphology, engineering geology, rock mechanics, geophysics and remote sensing. The subject is of high interest for many practical and scientific reasons. In fact, this phenomenon represents an important geo-hazard in relation to the deformation of large infrastructures and secondary collateral landslides. Although lateral spreads are characterized by slow movements, they play an important role in slope evolution and geo-hydrological risk because they can suddenly accelerate and cause catastrophic collapse of the deformed slopes. Lateral spreads often evolve into block slides, or can trigger collateral landslides such as large rockfalls and topples. Their evolution is closely linked to the evolution of DGSD and lateral spread, and primarily to the accelerated displacement phases. Triggering factors are mainly linked to extreme weather events and earthquakes.
We would like to invite authors to participate in this Special Issue by contributing knowledge on DGSDs and lateral spreads from different points of view and applying different methodological approaches. Topics may include:
- Field surveys and geophysical measurements;
- Remote sensing surveys and mapping representation;
- Monitoring systems and temporal evolution;
- Predisposing and triggering factors;
- Analytical and numerical modeling;
- Morphotectonic and geodynamic implication;
- Coastal large landslides;
- Geomorphological hazards.
Dr. Valentino Demurtas
Dr. Michele Delchiaro
Dr. Anne-Sophie Mreyen
Dr. Stefano Devoto
Dr. Veronica Pazzi
Dr. Mateja Jemec
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- deep-seated gravitational slope deformation
- lateral spread
- large landslide
- geomorphology
- geo-hazard
- remote sensing
- landslide mapping
- coastal landslide
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