Landslides

We team up with the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (UNSW Global Consulting and Expert Opinion Services, The School of Civil and Environmental Sciences and The School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems) for the purpose of studying of landslip phenomena and the development of landslip inventory database and associated maps, the production of relative risk maps and hazard maps and the provision of recommendations with regard to the stability and stabilization methods of landslides.

Every year landslide activity causes significant economic loss as well as loss of human life. Landslides represent a high risk in Romania, a medium risk in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia, and a low risk in Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania and Poland. For Latvia, the risk associated with landslides is not considered a priority at all.

According to the World Atlas of Natural Hazards, landslides are the most frequent and widespread natural hazard on Earth. They can occur on any terrain given the suitable conditions of soil or bedrock, groundwater, and the angle of slope. Landslides commonly occur in conjunction with other natural hazards such as storms, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or tsunami.

Engineering Geological Map of Statos Area, Cyprus (Source: Cyprus Geological Survey Department)