ERC Starting Grant · 2024
Global landslide casualties will rise due to greater exposure, lack of practical measures, and informed policies addressing growing landslide risks. Global urban population has grown from 30% in 1950 to about 50% today and will likely reach 68% by 2050, increasing the number of people exposed to landslides to 90 million from today's 65 million. This surge in the urban population and associated landscape modifications, often unplanned, exacerbate landslide risk, especially in the tropics. For example, informal house construction could reduce slope stability, besides exposing inhabitants. In parallel, anthropogenic climate change could double landslide-relevant rainfall extremes, increasing…
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