Advanced Research on Geological Disaster Prevention and Control for Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Hazards and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 345
Special Issue Editors
Interests: geological disasters; landslide mechanism; risk assessment
Interests: remote sensing of geological hazards; early warning systems; hazard mapping
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Geological disasters, including landslides, debris flows, and ground subsidence, pose significant threats to human life, infrastructure, and the environment worldwide. With climate change intensifying extreme weather events and increasing human activities disturbing natural landforms, the frequency and severity of these hazards are continuously rising. Sustainable and integrated strategies are urgently required for disaster prevention and control, combining advanced monitoring, early warning, risk assessment, and eco-friendly engineering measures.
This Special Issue of Sustainability focuses on sustainability-oriented research on geological disaster prevention and management. We invite contributions from engineering geology, remote sensing, geophysics, disaster management, and related disciplines. Topics cover hazard mechanisms and triggers, innovative monitoring techniques, early warning systems, hazard modeling, sustainable mitigation approaches, community and infrastructure resilience, and sustainable post-disaster reconstruction. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Formation mechanisms and triggering factors of geological hazards;
- Sustainable monitoring technologies (InSAR, UAV, and IoT sensors);
- Early warning and real-time risk assessment;
- Hazard process modeling and simulation;
- Eco-friendly and sustainable mitigation measures;
- Community and infrastructure resilience;
- Sustainable post-disaster recovery and reconstruction;
- Hazard mapping and sustainable risk governance.
By bringing together multidisciplinary research and practical experiences, this Special Issue seeks to advance the science and practice of geological disaster prevention, ultimately contributing to safer and more sustainable communities.
In this Special Issue, original research articles, review papers, and case studies are welcome. By bringing together the latest research findings and practical experiences, we hope to contribute to the development of more effective geological disaster prevention and control.
We look forward to receiving your high-quality submissions.
Dr. Xiaohui Sun
Dr. Li Tang
Dr. Ping Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- geological disasters
- landslide
- debris flow
- risk assessment
- early warning
- sustainable mitigation
- sustainability
- hazard mapping
- resilience
- disaster risk reduction
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