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Time evolution of landslide damages to buildings: the case study of Lungro (Calabria, southern Italy)

Authors: Loredana Antronico, Luigi Borrelli, Roberto Coscarelli, Giovanni Gullà

Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | Issue 1/2015

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In the last decades, building damage caused by landslides in urban areas has increased due to the rapid growth of urbanization even on landslide-prone slopes. This work presents the analysis results of landslide damage evolution by means of a macrodamage index in relation to the characteristics of landslides. The study area is located in southern Italy, and is affected by slow-moving landslides, which, over time, have caused relevant effects on the buildings. A series of geological and geomorphological studies and field surveys, supported by monitoring via conventional geotechnical techniques, allowed us to classify four categories of landslides based on the following criteria: landslide movement, type of material and estimated depth. Detailed field surveys aimed at evaluating distribution and evolution of the damage to buildings located within and near the unstable area were carried out in 2005 and 2011. The evaluation of the macrodamage index in two different years enabled us to directly correlate the features of the landslide categories and their effects on the urban fabric.

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Title: Time evolution of landslide damages to buildings: the case study of Lungro (Calabria, southern Italy)
Authors: Loredana Antronico
Luigi Borrelli
Roberto Coscarelli
Giovanni Gullà
Publication date: 01-02-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1435-9529
Electronic ISSN: 1435-9537
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-014-0591-y

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