Water-Induced Geo-Disaster Reduction in the Context of Climate Change: Hydrology, Management Strategies, and Ecological Geological Engineering
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 311
Special Issue Editors
Interests: rock engineering; landslides; mine water disasters; rock bolt; resilience; soil mechanisms
Interests: landslide monitoring; landslide modeling; SAR interpretation for landslides analysis; soil hydrology; 3D geological modeling
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Dear Colleagues,
Extreme climate changes alter surface and groundwater systems, leading to complex and variable seepage and stress fields in shallow to medium-depth rock and soil masses. These layers, as the primary zones of human activity, experience significant disturbances and are frequently affected by disasters. Geological events such as landslides, collapses, debris flows, and mine water inrushes are fundamentally influenced by interactions between surface and groundwater. The dynamic interplay between water and geological processes exacerbates both the frequency and severity of these events. This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research and advancements in this crucial field. It elucidates the mechanisms by which extreme rainfall impacts geological disasters, explores innovative management strategies to mitigate these effects, and describes new monitoring and modeling techniques.
Key Topics:
- Understanding how climate change influences geological processes and hydrological behavior, leading to increased geological disasters, including the evolution of surface and groundwater systems and the response of geophysical and mechanical properties of geological bodies to water;
- Developing adaptive and resilient strategies to mitigate the impact of water on geological disasters and reduce risks, including groundwater system control, ecological restoration, early detection methods, and predictive models;
- Creating models to describe and simulate geological disasters under different climate change projections, integrating climatic, geological, and hydrological data.
This Special Issue invites contributions from multidisciplinary perspectives to foster a comprehensive understanding of the impact of water on geological disasters. By synthesizing knowledge from climatology, hydrology, geology, engineering, and social sciences, the Issue aims to propose practical solutions to enhance community resilience and sustainability in the face of climate change.
Dr. Chang Zhou
Dr. Massimiliano Bordoni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water-induced geo-disaster
- water burst
- hydrological cycle processes
- soil and water conservation
- monitoring systems
- numerical simulation
- ecological restoration
- resilience strategies
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