Over the past few decades, landslide research has expanded considerably, producing a wealth of scientific insights. Our understanding of slope failure processes has advanced significantly, yet it remains unclear how effectively engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers focused on slope stabilization and landslide risk reduction are translating this knowledge into practice.
This session aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from diverse backgrounds to:
1. Foster collaboration and networking across disciplinary boundaries
2. Encourage the exchange of theoretical insights and practical approaches to landslide investigation and mitigation
3. Promote more efficient use of limited resources for landslide risk reduction
We particularly welcome contributions on topics such as:
• Expanding the affordable use of innovative technologies for landslide detection and mapping (e.g., optical and radar satellite remote sensing)
• Advances in subsurface characterization using customized geophysical methods (e.g., electrical resistivity, seismic tomography)
• Integration of remote sensing and ground-based data for improved landslide monitoring
• Engineering geological models as integrative tools for site-specific landslide risk mitigation
• Data availability, quality issues, and handling geological uncertainty in slope stability modeling
• Approaches to slope stability analysis, from empirical methods to advanced numerical models
• Impacts of climate variability on landslide occurrence and engineered slope performance
• Low-cost, reconnaissance-level hazard assessments in data-scarce or disaster-affected regions (e.g., co- and post-seismic landslide events)
• Case histories of slope stabilization and landslide mitigation - including both successful and unsuccessful interventions - to highlight the limitations of “one-size-fits-all” solutions
• Knowledge transfer between scientists and engineers, and effective communication of landslide risk to civil protection authorities, policymakers, media, and the general public
Session sponsored by the International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG – https://iaeg.info)
Candan Gokceoglu