Causes, Characteristics and Impacts of Landslide Processes in Contrasting Areas of the Andean Region

• Published in: Cuadernos de Geografía: Revista Colombiana de Geografía
• Main Authors: Mergili, Martin, Marchant Santiago, Carla I., Moreiras, Stella M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias Humanas - Departamento de Geografía 2015
• Subjects: risk mitigation; landslide processes; Andean region; risk management; landslide; Disasters; geomorphology; mitigación del riesgo; procesos de remoción en masa; región Andina; gestión del riesgo; remosión en masa; desastres; geomorfología; mitigação do risco; processos de remoção em massa; região andina; gestão de riscos; remoção em massa; geomorfologia; Alta; Argentino; Argentina; Rocas; Annals of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/rcg/article/view/50211

In the Andean region, landslides are common geomorphological agents that can cause disasters. The occurrence and properties of landslides in this region are determined by the interactions of several geological, topographic and climatic factors as well as by anthropogenic activities. A better underst...