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Recent landslides on the Istrian Peninsula, Croatia

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  • Sanja Dugonjić Jovančević
  • Željko Arbanas

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This study presents a review of recently recorded instability phenomena on the flysch slopes of Istria, Croatia. The northeastern part of the Istrian Peninsula, the so-called Gray Istria, is built of Paleogene flysch deposits, where instability phenomena are frequent and where a large number of landslides, with significant consequences, have been recorded over the past 35 years. Based on field investigations conducted for the purpose of remedial study design, a database of these landslides was created. An investigation of the documented landslides and their elements found some common features that enabled general conclusions about the conditions and causes of landslide occurrence. In total, 19 documented landslides have been analyzed as individual phenomena, and from the results of these analyses, general conclusions were drawn about sliding conditions and the main triggering factors. Geological conditions and processes on slopes where landslides occurred are shown in detail, and geotechnical properties have been systematically represented. The sliding conditions and dimensions of four recent landslide occurrences, specifically by type, have been described in detail and analyzed. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012

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  • Sanja Dugonjić Jovančević & Željko Arbanas, 2012. "Recent landslides on the Istrian Peninsula, Croatia," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 62(3), pages 1323-1338, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:62:y:2012:i:3:p:1323-1338
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0150-4
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    1. Sanja Dugonjić Jovančević & Josip Rubinić & Igor Ružić & Maja Radišić, 2021. "Influence of Carbonate-Flysch Contact and Groundwater Dynamics on the Occurrence of Geohazards in Istria, Croatia," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-14, April.
    2. Sanja Dugonjić Jovančević & Željko Arbanas, 2017. "Influence of the runout potential on landslide-susceptible areas along the flysch–karst contact in Istria, Croatia," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 85(3), pages 1347-1362, February.

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