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Soil Erosion and Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Using Rock Engineering System Methodology. The Case of Mandra Fatal Flash Flood (2017) in Western Attica, Greece
Version 1
: Received: 11 August 2023 / Approved: 14 August 2023 / Online: 14 August 2023 (10:01:00 CEST)
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: Received: 11 October 2023 / Approved: 11 October 2023 / Online: 11 October 2023 (16:02:00 CEST)
Tavoularis, N. Soil Erosion and Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Western Attica, Greece: A Rock Engineering System Approach. Geosciences2023, 13, 338.
Tavoularis, N. Soil Erosion and Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Western Attica, Greece: A Rock Engineering System Approach. Geosciences 2023, 13, 338.
Tavoularis, N. Soil Erosion and Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Western Attica, Greece: A Rock Engineering System Approach. Geosciences2023, 13, 338.
Tavoularis, N. Soil Erosion and Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Western Attica, Greece: A Rock Engineering System Approach. Geosciences 2023, 13, 338.
Abstract
Two of the eight main soil degradation processes to which soils worldwide are confronted, are soil erosion and landslides. Specifically, landslides are a major threat in particular areas across Europe, often leading to serious impacts on population, property, and infrastructure. Regarding the above-mentioned, a case study from Mandra fatal flash flood (happened on 14-15 November of 2017) in Attica Region (Greece), is presented with the intention to assess the relationship between the soil erosion and the landslide incidents. Investigations have been executed from 2018 till 2022, and the outcomes of those have been taken under consideration by Technical Authority of Attica Region. Soil erosion lines have been delineated in GIS and have been validated by an already generated regional Web-GIS landslide susceptibility map. The study presents soil erosion types from Mandra fatal flash flood event and correlates them with the already existing landslide susceptibility analysis for Attica Region. The produced susceptibility map is a cartographic product in a regional scale (1:100,000) generated via a semi-quantitative heuristic methodology named Rock Engineering System (RES). The way this landslide susceptibility map is generated, can be the basis for proposing modelling approaches that can respond to new developments in the European landslide policies.
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