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Jordi Corominas
Bio: Jordi Corominas is an academic researcher from Polytechnic University of Catalonia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rockfall & Landslide. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 102 publications receiving 6222 citations.
Topics: Rockfall, Landslide, Risk assessment, Hazard, Rock mass classification
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a study of the relationship between geotechnical engineering and geosciences and geophysics at the University of New South Wales and U.S. Geological Survey.
1,186 citations
Polytechnic University of Catalonia1, University of Twente2, University of Milan3, University of Salerno4, Centre national de la recherche scientifique5, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki6, University of Florence7, Transport Research Laboratory8, Technical University of Madrid9, Golder Associates10
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present recommended methodologies for the quantitative analysis of landslide hazard, vulnerability and risk at different spatial scales (site-specific, local, regional and national), as well as for the verification and validation of the results.
Abstract: This paper presents recommended methodologies for the quantitative analysis of landslide hazard, vulnerability and risk at different spatial scales (site-specific, local, regional and national), as well as for the verification and validation of the results. The methodologies described focus on the evaluation of the probabilities of occurrence of different landslide types with certain characteristics. Methods used to determine the spatial distribution of landslide intensity, the characterisation of the elements at risk, the assessment of the potential degree of damage and the quantification of the vulnerability of the elements at risk, and those used to perform the quantitative risk analysis are also described. The paper is intended for use by scientists and practising engineers, geologists and other landslide experts.
776 citations
TL;DR: The relations between the angle of reach (fahrboschung) and other indexes expressing the mobility of landslides and vertical drop, horizontal reach, and volume of landslide mass have been analyzed in this article.
Abstract: The relations between the angle of reach (fahrboschung) and other indexes expressing the mobility of landslides and vertical drop, horizontal reach, and volume of landslide mass have been analyzed ...
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TL;DR: In this article, the performance of both static and kinematic GPS measurements in landslide monitoring has been evaluated in the landslide of Vallcebre, Eastern Pyrenees (Spain), which has been periodically monitored with terrestrial photogrammetry and geodetic measurements.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a landslide susceptibility map in the Kakuda-Yahiko Mountains of Central Japan is presented, where the authors use logistic regression to find the best fitting function to describe the relationship between the presence or absence of landslides (dependent variable) and a set of independent parameters such as slope angle and lithology.
1,449 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a study of the relationship between geotechnical engineering and geosciences and geophysics at the University of New South Wales and U.S. Geological Survey.
1,186 citations
TL;DR: A framework for landslide risk assessment and management by which landslide risk can be reduced is proposed, and a critical review of the current state of research on assessing the probability of landsliding, runout behavior, and vulnerability is reviewed.
1,135 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the problem of attempting to quantify landslide risk over larger areas, discussing a number of difficulties related to the generation of landslide inventory maps including information on date, type and volume of the landslide, the determination of its spatial and temporal probability, the modelling of runout and the assessment of landslide vulnerability.
Abstract: The quantification of risk has gained importance in many disciplines, including landslide studies. The literature on landslide risk assessment illustrates the developments which have taken place in the last decade and that quantitative risk assessment is feasible for geotechnical engineering on a site investigation scale and the evaluation of linear features (e.g., pipelines, roads). However, the generation of quantitative risk zonation maps for regulatory and development planning by local authorities still seems a step too far, especially at medium scales (1:10,000–1:50,000). This paper reviews the problem of attempting to quantify landslide risk over larger areas, discussing a number of difficulties related to the generation of landslide inventory maps including information on date, type and volume of the landslide, the determination of its spatial and temporal probability, the modelling of runout and the assessment of landslide vulnerability. An overview of recent developments in the different approaches to landslide hazard and risk zonation at medium scales is given. The paper concludes with a number of new advances and challenges for the future, such as the use of very detailed topographic data, the generation of event-based landslide inventory maps, the use of these maps in spatial-temporal probabilistic modelling and the use of land use and climatic change scenarios in deterministic modelling.
1,034 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) database, compiled primarily from existing digital maps and aerial photographs, to describe the physical characteristics of landslides and the statistical relations of landslide frequency with the physical parameters contributing to the initiation of landslide on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.
989 citations