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Innovative Methods for Mapping the Suitability of Nature-Based Solutions for Landslide Risk Reduction

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  • Vishal Balaji Devanand

    (Water Supply Sanitation Environmental Engineering Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands)

  • Adam Mubeen

    (Water Supply Sanitation Environmental Engineering Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands
    Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 5, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands)

  • Zoran Vojinovic

    (Water Supply Sanitation Environmental Engineering Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands)

  • Arlex Sanchez Torres

    (Water Supply Sanitation Environmental Engineering Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands)

  • Guido Paliaga

    (GISIG Geographical Information Systems International Group, Via Piacenza 54, 16138 Genova, Italy)

  • Ahmad Fikri Abdullah

    (International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Port Dickson 70150, Malaysia)

  • João P. Leitão

    (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Überlandstrasse 133, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland)

  • Natasa Manojlovic

    (Institute of River and Coastal Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 1, 21073 Hamburg, Germany)

  • Peter Fröhle

    (Institute of River and Coastal Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 1, 21073 Hamburg, Germany)

Abstract

The impacts of climate change are becoming more widespread across the world, with hydro-meteorological extreme events on the rise, causing severe threats to nature and communities. Increasing trends in the frequency and intensity of floods and landslides have been projected by climate models. This necessitates the development of more effective measures such as nature-based solutions (NBS) which can complement grey infrastructures. Recent studies have identified knowledge gaps and limitations in existing research and tools that aid in spatial planning for the implementation of large-scale NBS and proposed new methodologies for the spatial allocation of large-scale NBS for flood risk reduction. This work presents a novel method for mapping the suitability of NBS addressing geo-hydrological hazards such as shallow landslides, debris flow, and rockfall, which are typically caused due to slope instability. This methodology incorporates landslide susceptibility mapping, and was used to create a toolbox ESRI ArcGIS environment to aid decision-makers in the planning and implementation of large-scale NBS. The spatial allocation toolbox was applied to the case study Portofino promontory, Liguria region, Italy, and 70% of the area was found to be highly susceptible to landslides. The produced suitability maps show that 41%, 33%, and 65% of the study area is suitable for the restoration of terraces, bio-engineering, and vegetative measures such as NBS for landslide risk reduction.

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  • Vishal Balaji Devanand & Adam Mubeen & Zoran Vojinovic & Arlex Sanchez Torres & Guido Paliaga & Ahmad Fikri Abdullah & João P. Leitão & Natasa Manojlovic & Peter Fröhle, 2023. "Innovative Methods for Mapping the Suitability of Nature-Based Solutions for Landslide Risk Reduction," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-15, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:12:y:2023:i:7:p:1357-:d:1188726
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