Landslide risk management analysis on expansive residential areas – case study of La Marina (Alicante, Spain)
<p>Urban expansion is a phenomenon that has been observed since the mid-20th century in more developed regions. One aspect of it is the urban development of holiday resorts with second homes that generally appeared following world political stabilisation. This residential expansion has often h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/21/1847/2021/nhess-21-1847-2021.pdf |
| Summary: | <p>Urban expansion is a phenomenon that has been observed since the mid-20th
century in more developed regions. One aspect of it is the urban development
of holiday resorts with second homes that generally appeared following world
political stabilisation. This residential expansion has often happened with
scarce control, especially in its early stages, allowing areas to be occupied
that are not so suitable in terms of the environment, culture and landscape,
not to mention the very geological risks of flooding, earthquakes and
landslides. Indeed, the risk of landslides for buildings occupying land in
zones at such risk is not a matter solely attributable to the geomorphological
characteristics of the land itself, nor is it simply a question of chance; it
is also due to its management of such land, generally because of a lack of
specific regulations. This study aims to lay down objective criteria to find
how suitable a specific local entity's risk management is by looking at the
evolution of its urban development procedures. It also aims to determine what
causes the incidence of landslide risk (geomorphology, chance, land
management, etc.) and finally to suggest control tools for the public bodies
tasked with monitoring such matters.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1561-8633 1684-9981 |