Landslides and Natural Resources

Dear Colleagues,

Landslides are natural hazards that pose significant threats to human lives, infrastructure, and the environment. They are also closely related to the availability and management of natural resources, such as water, soil, minerals, and energy. With the impact of global climate change and the intensification of human activities, landslides and natural resources and their interactions represent great challenges. Understanding the causes, mechanisms, impacts, and mitigation of landslides, though state-of-the-art methodology and technology including AI and remote sensing, is essential for natural resource utilization, sustainable development, and disaster risk reduction. This Topic aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to share their latest findings and insights on landslides and natural resources. It will cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to the following:

• Landslide inventory, mapping, monitoring, and modeling;
• Landslide susceptibility, hazard, and risk assessment;
• Landslide-triggering factors and processes;
• Effects of landslides on water resources and hydrological systems;
• Impacts of landslides on soil quality and erosion;
• Interactions of landslides with mining activities and mineral resources;
• Influences of landslides on energy production, transportation, and consumption;
• Mitigation measures and technologies;
• Landslide and land use planning;
• Machine learning for landslide mapping and prediction;
• Remote sensing for landslide investigation.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Haijia Wen
Dr. Weile Li
Prof. Dr. Chong Xu
Topic Editors