Sustainable Management of Landslides in Ecuador: Leveraging Geophysical Surveys for Effective Risk Reduction

The present work explores the use of geophysical surveys as valuable tools for the study and sustainable management of landslides, with a particular focus on Ecuador. As an Andean country, Ecuador’s geomorphology and geology are dominated by volcano-sedimentary materials and processes, which confers...

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Autores: Alonso Pandavenes, Olegario, Torrijo Echarri, Francisco Javier, Garzón Roca, Julio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118183
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:624.121(866)
landslide hazards
Geophysics
Sustainability
Effective risk management
Ecuador
Geodinámica
2506.04 Geología Ambiental
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spelling Sustainable Management of Landslides in Ecuador: Leveraging Geophysical Surveys for Effective Risk ReductionAlonso Pandavenes, OlegarioTorrijo Echarri, Francisco JavierGarzón Roca, Julio624.121(866)landslide hazardsGeophysicsSustainabilityEffective risk managementEcuadorGeodinámica2506.04 Geología AmbientalThe present work explores the use of geophysical surveys as valuable tools for the study and sustainable management of landslides, with a particular focus on Ecuador. As an Andean country, Ecuador’s geomorphology and geology are dominated by volcano-sedimentary materials and processes, which confers a high susceptibility to landslides. In the last few years, a number of landslide events (such as those at La Josefina, Alausí, and Chunchi) have given rise to disasters with significant material damage and loss of life. Climatic events, affected by climate change, earthquakes, and human activity, are the main landslide triggers. Geophysical surveys, like seismic refraction, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), and ground-penetrating radar (GPR), are easy and low-cost techniques that provide valuable and critical subsurface data. They can help define the failure surface, delimit the mobilized materials, describe the internal structure, and identify the hydrological and geotechnical parameters that complement any direct survey (like boreholes and laboratory tests). As a result, they can be used in assessing landslide susceptibility and integrated into early warning systems, mapping, and zoning. Some case examples of large landslide events in Ecuador (historical and recent) are analyzed, showing how geophysical surveys can be a valuable tool to monitor landslides, mitigate their effects, and/or develop solutions. Combined or isolated geophysical techniques foster sustainable management, improve hazard characterization, help protect the most vulnerable regions, promote community awareness for greater safety and resilience against landslides, and support governmental actions and policies.MDPIUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20242024-12-1020242024-12-10journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118183reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1181832026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sustainable Management of Landslides in Ecuador: Leveraging Geophysical Surveys for Effective Risk Reduction
title Sustainable Management of Landslides in Ecuador: Leveraging Geophysical Surveys for Effective Risk Reduction
spellingShingle Sustainable Management of Landslides in Ecuador: Leveraging Geophysical Surveys for Effective Risk Reduction
Alonso Pandavenes, Olegario
624.121(866)
landslide hazards
Geophysics
Sustainability
Effective risk management
Ecuador
Geodinámica
2506.04 Geología Ambiental
title_short Sustainable Management of Landslides in Ecuador: Leveraging Geophysical Surveys for Effective Risk Reduction
title_full Sustainable Management of Landslides in Ecuador: Leveraging Geophysical Surveys for Effective Risk Reduction
title_fullStr Sustainable Management of Landslides in Ecuador: Leveraging Geophysical Surveys for Effective Risk Reduction
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable Management of Landslides in Ecuador: Leveraging Geophysical Surveys for Effective Risk Reduction
title_sort Sustainable Management of Landslides in Ecuador: Leveraging Geophysical Surveys for Effective Risk Reduction
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alonso Pandavenes, Olegario
Torrijo Echarri, Francisco Javier
Garzón Roca, Julio
author Alonso Pandavenes, Olegario
author_facet Alonso Pandavenes, Olegario
Torrijo Echarri, Francisco Javier
Garzón Roca, Julio
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Garzón Roca, Julio
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 624.121(866)
landslide hazards
Geophysics
Sustainability
Effective risk management
Ecuador
Geodinámica
2506.04 Geología Ambiental
topic 624.121(866)
landslide hazards
Geophysics
Sustainability
Effective risk management
Ecuador
Geodinámica
2506.04 Geología Ambiental
description The present work explores the use of geophysical surveys as valuable tools for the study and sustainable management of landslides, with a particular focus on Ecuador. As an Andean country, Ecuador’s geomorphology and geology are dominated by volcano-sedimentary materials and processes, which confers a high susceptibility to landslides. In the last few years, a number of landslide events (such as those at La Josefina, Alausí, and Chunchi) have given rise to disasters with significant material damage and loss of life. Climatic events, affected by climate change, earthquakes, and human activity, are the main landslide triggers. Geophysical surveys, like seismic refraction, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), and ground-penetrating radar (GPR), are easy and low-cost techniques that provide valuable and critical subsurface data. They can help define the failure surface, delimit the mobilized materials, describe the internal structure, and identify the hydrological and geotechnical parameters that complement any direct survey (like boreholes and laboratory tests). As a result, they can be used in assessing landslide susceptibility and integrated into early warning systems, mapping, and zoning. Some case examples of large landslide events in Ecuador (historical and recent) are analyzed, showing how geophysical surveys can be a valuable tool to monitor landslides, mitigate their effects, and/or develop solutions. Combined or isolated geophysical techniques foster sustainable management, improve hazard characterization, help protect the most vulnerable regions, promote community awareness for greater safety and resilience against landslides, and support governmental actions and policies.
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