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Research article
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10 Feb 2023
Research article |
| 10 Feb 2023
| 10 Feb 2023
Characteristics and causes of natural and human-induced landslides in a tropical mountainous region: the rift flank west of Lake Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Jean-Claude Maki Mateso
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geophysics, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Lwiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Environmental Sciences, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
Charles L. Bielders
Environmental Sciences, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
Elise Monsieurs
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
Department of Geography, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
F.R.S.-FNRS, Brussels, Belgium
Arthur Depicker
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Benoît Smets
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
Department of Geography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Théophile Tambala
Department of Geophysics, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Lwiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Luc Bagalwa Mateso
Department of Geophysics, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Lwiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Olivier Dewitte
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
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This research highlights the importance of human activities on the occurrence of landslides and the need to consider this context when studying hillslope instability patterns in regions under anthropogenic pressure. Also, this study highlights the importance of considering the timing of landslides and hence the added value of using historical information for compiling an inventory.
This research highlights the importance of human activities on the occurrence of landslides and...
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