Dear Colleagues,

A landslide is a geological phenomenon in which the rock and soil mass of a slope slides along the through-shear plane. Although geotechnical erosion is not obvious in the long process of geomorphic evolution, large-scale landslides often accelerate the sudden change in the geomorphic evolution process. The ability of landslides in shaping surface morphology should not be underestimated. Compared with other surface processes, landslides have become an important factor in reshaping mountains or slopes and affecting regional ecology. It is one of the contributors to environmental pollution and climate change. At the same time, geomorphic evolution and regional ecological change will further aggravate the formation of a landslide. From the perspective of sustainable development, we should pay more attention to the impact and change of a landslide on the landform, regional ecology, and regional environment before and after the landslide. At present, the research on the relationship between landslides and landform evolution characteristics, as well as regional ecological environment change, is few. The theory and method of digital terrain analysis are applied to landslides, which provides theoretical and technical support for the in-depth study of the interaction between landslides and geomorphic evolution and regional ecological environment change. In the last ten years, with the development of advanced theories and technologies such as InSAR, big data analysis, machine learning, UAVs, and three-dimensional monitoring, it has provided opportunities and possibilities for in-depth discussion and research on the impact of landslides from the perspective of sustainable development.

Considering the importance of the above topics, this Special Issue provides a platform for interested researchers to exchange discussions. This Special Issue also welcomes different types of high-quality review papers, including (but not limited to) critical review and meta-analysis.

Prof. Dr. Haijun Qiu
Prof. Dr. Wen Nie
Guest Editors

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• landslide
• landform evolution
• regional ecology
• changing effect
• sustainable development
• digital terrain analysis
• InSAR
• big data analysis