Marine Geohazards: From Geological Background to Seafloor Expression and Potential Risk Assessment
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Hazards".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2020) | Viewed by 168
Special Issue Editor
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years many countries have promoted research programs for identifying marine geohazards and setting protocols for risk assessment in areas that are susceptible both in terms of human threat and economic consequences. These efforts have been significantly stimulated by developments in seafloor imaging techniques, which allow large-scale and detailed mapping of seafloor features.
Despite our increasing capability in identifying the seafloor expression of geohazard-related processes, several problems remain unsolved. These span between two end-member aspects, of which only the former is recalling adequate attention: 1) how to evaluate the potential risk in areas where geohazard-related features have been identified; 2) the limits in effective monitoring of marine geohazards posed by overlooking of predisposing conditions. The latter aspect reflects the fact that many geological features that concur in determining geohazard-prone settings are not always apparent from seafloor geomorphology.
In this special issue, we welcome case studies covering different marine geohazards, with particular focus on the different approaches and strategies adopted for their unveiling and evaluation in terms of potential risk. The aim is at contributing to the definition of a broadened frame of geological aspects related to marine geohazards, in order to increase awareness and help addressing the definition of standard procedures for risk assessment and management.
Dr. Domenico Ridente
Guest Editor
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