Submarine Landslide Deposits in Orogenic Belts
Submarine Landslide Deposits in Orogenic Belts: Olistostromes and Sedimentary Melanges
Kei Ogata, Andrea Festa, Gian Andrea Pini, and Juan Luis Alonso    
Mass-Transport Deposits in the Foredeep Basin of the Miocene Cervarola Sandstones Formation (Northern Apennines, Italy)
Alberto Piazza and Roberto Tinterri    
Late Miocene Olistostrome in the Makran Accretionary Wedge (Baluchistan, SE Iran):
A Short Review
Jean-Pierre Burg    
Spatial Distribution of Mass-Transport Deposits Deduced From High-Resolution Stratigraphy:
The Pleistocene Forearc Basin (Boso Peninsula, Central Japan)

Molecular dynamics is recognized as a powerful method in modern computational physics. This method is essentially based on a factual observation: the apparent strong complexity and extreme variety of natural phenomena are not due to the intrinsic complexity of the physical laws but due to the very large number of basic elements in interaction through, in fact, simple laws. This is particularly true for granular materials in which a single intergranular friction coefficient between rigid grains is enough to simulate, at a macroscopic scale, the very intricate behavior of sand with a Mohr–Coulomb plasticity criterion, a dilatant behavior under shearing, non-associate plastic strains, etc. and, in fine, an incrementally nonlinear constitutive relation. Passing in a natural way from the grain scale to the sample scale, the discrete element method (DEM) is able to precisely bridge the gap between micro and macro-scales in a very realistic way, as it is today verified in many mechanics labs. <...>

Consideration of the nature and occurrence of landslide hazards leads to perspectives on the dominant role of landsliding in the geomorphology of active orogens, and consequently the major role that landsliding plays in determining hazard- and riskscapes both within and downstream of these areas. Discussion of landslide risks suggests that probabilistic analyses are only likely to be reliable in planning location-specific landslide risk management strategies for small, frequent events, and the potential for identifying sites of future landslidesdboth rainfall generated and coseismicdis examined. Finally the role of landslides in triggering consequential hazards, such as tsunami, river flooding, and debris flows, is emphasized. <...>

A series of well-publicized disasters and catastrophes during recent years, including a cyclone in Myanmar, earthquakes in China, Haiti, Chile, and New Zealand, and an earthquake and tsunami in Japan, underscore the importance of efforts to reduce risk from natural hazards around the world. Landslides, floods, drought, wildfire, storms, tsunamis, and earthquakes continue to take a heavy toll in lives and infrastructure. In the past decade, disasters have killed over 750,000 people and caused damage costing hundreds of billions of dollars (Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, 2011).

Assessment of the risk of rockfalls in Wu Gorge, Three Gorges, China
Regional landslide susceptibility analysis using back-propagation neural network model at Cameron Highland, Malaysia
Uncertainty quantification in the calibration of a dynamic viscoplastic model of slow slope movements
Integrated very low-frequency EM, electrical resistivity, and geological studies on the Lanta Khola landslide, North Sikkim, India
Improvement of statistical landslide susceptibility mapping by using spatial and global regression methods in the case of More and Romsdal (Norway)
A new approach to landslide geomorphological mapping using the Open Source software in the Olvera area (Cadiz, Spain)
A catastrophic rockslide-debris flow in Wulong, Chongqing, China in 2009: background, characterization, and causes

Landslides, among the most devastating natural disasters in the world, have been, annually, killing thousands of lives, affecting millions of people, and causing billions of dollars of property damage globally. Understanding the causes of specific landslides and their failure mechanisms will help us developing appropriate mitigation measures. Specifically, as landslides directly affect our lifeline infrastructures, applying appropriate engineering judgement while designing sustainable and suitable prevention works using locally available manpower and resources is very important for any strategic landslide management planning. With the advancement of new technology and knowledge, there has been a significant enhancement in the resources available for the analyses of landslides and debris flow disasters, prior to developing their mitigation measures.

The “Landslides and Reservoirs” session of the Second World Landslide Forum was aimed to discuss various aspects of reservoirs banks stability assessment and to specify information required by geotechnical and hydraulic engineers to stabilize hazardous slopes and to minimize risk of hydraulic projects related to slopes instability. 13 oral presentations and 15 posters were presented by researchers from 15 countries – Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Romania, Russia, Sri Lanka, and Tajikistan. <...>

В конце XX в. и начале XXI в. охрана окружающей среды стала одной из острых, глобальных проблем современности. Охрана окружающей среды, в том числе и литосферы, означает систему государственных и общественных мероприятий, обеспечивающих сохранение природной среды, пригодной для жизнедеятельности нынещнего и будущих поколений [79]. 

Meteorological effects on seasonal displacements of the Åknes rockslide, western Norway
Geotechnical characterization of a landslide in a Blue Clay slope
Rock avalanches and other landslides in the central Southern Alps of New Zealand: a regional study considering possible climate change impacts
Mechanism on apparent dip sliding of oblique inclined bedding rockslide at Jiweishan, Chongqing, China
FLaIR and SUSHI: two mathematical models for early warning of landslides induced by rainfall
Real-time slope water table forecasting by multi-tank model combined with dual ensemble Kalman filter
Emergency response to the Tangjiashan landslide-dammed lake resulting from the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, China
Massive landslide triggered by 2008 Iwate–Miyagi inland earthquake in the Aratozawa Dam area, Tohoku, Japan