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Sustainability in Natural Hazards Mitigation and Landslide Research: 2nd Edition

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Hazards and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 129

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Dr. Ching-Ying Tsou

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Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
Interests: applied geomorphology; erosion control engineering; natural hazards; landslides; disaster education; environmental education
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Dear Colleagues,

Natural hazards, including landslides, pose significant risks to human lives, infrastructure, and the environment. To address these challenges effectively, there is a growing need to integrate sustainability principles into natural hazard mitigation and landslide research. This Special Issue will explore innovative approaches, methodologies, and case studies that promote sustainable practices for managing and mitigating the impacts of natural hazards, specifically focusing on landslides.

This Special Issue seeks contributions that cover varied topics related to sustainability in natural hazard mitigation and landslide research. Original research articles and reviews are welcome, which may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:

  • Sustainable approaches to landslide risk assessment and mitigation strategies;
  • Socio-economic and environmental impacts of landslides and their mitigation measures;
  • Nature-based solutions for sustainable landslide management and erosion control measures;
  • Community engagement and participation in sustainable landslide management strategies;
  • Innovative technologies for sustainable slope stabilization and erosion control measures;
  • Geomorphological and geoecological evaluation of landslides for sustainable environmental management.

By emphasizing sustainability in natural hazard mitigation and landslide research, this Special Issue will contribute to building a sustainable environment and resilient communities and protecting lives and infrastructure. We invite researchers and practitioners to submit their work, showcasing the integration of sustainability principles in addressing the challenges posed by natural hazards, particularly landslides.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Ching-Ying Tsou
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • landslides
  • sustainability
  • mitigation strategies
  • environmental impacts
  • nature-based solutions
  • community engagement
  • geoecological evaluation

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Towards Sustainable Rockfall Protection: An Interaction Matrix Method for Assessing Flexible Barrier Siting Adaptability
by Ziwei Ge
Sustainability 2025, 17(19), 8675; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17198675 - 26 Sep 2025
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Earthquake-triggered rockfalls pose significant threats to human lives, critical infrastructure, and the natural environment, highlighting an urgent need for sustainable and effective mitigation strategies. Flexible barriers are effective against rockfall, but there is a lack of universal procedures for selecting appropriate sites. As [...] Read more.
Earthquake-triggered rockfalls pose significant threats to human lives, critical infrastructure, and the natural environment, highlighting an urgent need for sustainable and effective mitigation strategies. Flexible barriers are effective against rockfall, but there is a lack of universal procedures for selecting appropriate sites. As a result, flexible barriers are often misused, and their protective effect significantly decreases. To address this, a method for quantitatively characterizing the “flexible barrier siting adaptability” is proposed. The concept of “flexible barrier siting adaptability” is used to assess the suitability of a selected site for flexible barrier installation. The assessment method consists of three parts: the evaluation index system, the evaluation index value standards, and the calculation method. The evaluation index system is based on the interaction matrix considering not only the factors influencing the flexible barrier siting adaptability but also the interactions between them. The interaction matrix is determined by the expert semi-quantitative method, which can quantitatively assess the flexible barrier siting adaptability. Furthermore, the proposed method is applied to a typical rockfall area in Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan province, China. This method provides a resource-efficient and practical tool for preliminary site assessment, contributing to the development of sustainable infrastructure and enhancing community resilience in rockfall-prone regions. Full article
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Sustainable Housing Market Responses to Landslide Hazards: A Three-Stage Hierarchical Linear Analysis of Urban Scale and Temporal Dynamics
by Seungil Yum, Jun Woo Kim and Ho Gul Kim
Sustainability 2025, 17(19), 8665; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17198665 - 26 Sep 2025
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This study hypothesizes that the impacts of landslides on housing prices are not uniform but instead vary depending on their spatial proximity to hazard zones, as well as on neighborhood, urban, and temporal characteristics of each city. To test this hypothesis, we analyze [...] Read more.
This study hypothesizes that the impacts of landslides on housing prices are not uniform but instead vary depending on their spatial proximity to hazard zones, as well as on neighborhood, urban, and temporal characteristics of each city. To test this hypothesis, we analyze APT price responses to landslides across three South Korean cities with distinct urban characteristics: Seoul (capital city), Busan (metropolitan city), and Gunsan (medium-sized local city). Using 120 three-stage hierarchical linear regression (HLR) models, the analysis incorporates housing characteristics, neighborhood attributes, and urban–temporal factors to capture multilevel variations in price dynamics. The results reveal distinct spatial and temporal patterns. At the national level, immediate post-event changes are not uniformly negative: within 250 m of landslide zones, prices increase by 0.8%, while 500-m and 750-m groups rise by 0.5% and 1.9%, respectively, and only the 1000-m group declines by 0.9%. However, in the following year, the 250-m and 500-m groups experience notable declines before showing partial recovery in the second year. City-specific trajectories further underscore regional heterogeneity. In Seoul, medium- and long-term declines dominate, with post-event decreases of 1.9%, 4.2%, and 3.5% in the 500-m, 750-m, and 1000-m groups, respectively. Busan exhibits the sharpest and most persistent declines, with immediate decreases of 3.2% to 4.1% across distance bands, followed by sustained downturns in subsequent years. In contrast, Gunsan shows mixed but relatively faster recovery, as the 750-m group increases by 3.6% post-event and eventually surpasses pre-landslide levels. Full article
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