Portugal Landslide Hazardscapes

The diversity of geological and geomorphological landscapes in mainland Portugal is responsible for the occurrence of different landslide types. The present chapter illustrates three examples of destructive landslide hazardscapes responsible for recent hillslope evolution: in a granitic context, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garcia, Ricardo (author)
Other Authors: Oliveira, Sérgio (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/46124
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/46124
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Summary:The diversity of geological and geomorphological landscapes in mainland Portugal is responsible for the occurrence of different landslide types. The present chapter illustrates three examples of destructive landslide hazardscapes responsible for recent hillslope evolution: in a granitic context, the Frades landslide, a lethal debris flow; and in sedimentary contexts, the Calhandriz landslide, the biggest rainfall-triggered landslide that occurred in Portugal in the last 50 years, and the Grande da Pipa River basin, the major landslide-prone area within the north of Lisbon region.