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A single framework for assessing flash flood and landslide susceptibility: an application to the Mediterranean Liguria region, Italy
Alessia Riveros
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Department of Catchment and Urban Hydrology, Deltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, the Netherlands
Chamidu Gunaratne
Department of Safe and Resilient Infrastructure, Deltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, the Netherlands
Mario Martinelli
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, K1S 5B6 Ottawa, Canada
Department of Dams and Geotechnical Engineering, SPERI S.p.A., 00198 Rome, Italy
formerly at: Department of Soil, Water and Structures, Deltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, the Netherlands
Frederiek Christianne Sperna Weiland
Department of Catchment and Urban Hydrology, Deltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, the Netherlands
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Flash floods and landslides have caused severe economic damages and loss of life, especially in mountainous regions e.g. Liguria. We created susceptibility maps to both hazards based on past recorded events and open-data such as slopes and altitude. We found a similar high predisposition to both hazards along the coast. Outside the coastal area, river valleys and urban areas (or upper river courses) exhibited high susceptibility only to flash floods (or landslides).
Flash floods and landslides have caused severe economic damages and loss of life, especially in...
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