Geoenvironmental Disasters

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Failure mechanism, existing constitutive models and numerical modeling of landslides in sensitive clay: a review
Urmi, Z.A., Saeidi, A., Chavali, R.V.P. et al.
_{Published: 26 May 2023}

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Susceptibility of typical marine geological disasters: an overview
Liu, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, H. et al.
_{Published: 27 March 2023}

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Analysis of spatial distribution of landslides triggered by the Ms 6.8 Luding earthquake in China on September 5, 2022
Xiao, Z., Xu, C., Huang, Y. et al.
_{Published: 04 February 2023}
 

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Geoenvironmental Disasters is affiliated with the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ICGdR)

Geoenvironmental Disasters is an international journal with a focus on multi-disciplinary applied and fundamental research and the effects and impacts on infrastructure, society and the environment of geoenvironmental disasters triggered by various types of geo-hazards (e.g. earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, tsunamis, intensive erosion and hydro-meteorological events).

The integrated study of Geoenvironmental Disasters is an emerging and composite field of research interfacing with areas traditionally within civil engineering, earth sciences, atmospheric sciences and the life sciences. It centers on the interactions within and between the Earth's ground, air and water environments, all of which are affected by climate, geological, morphological and anthropological processes; and biological and ecological cycles. Disasters are dynamic forces which can change the Earth pervasively, rapidly, or abruptly, and which can generate lasting effects on the natural and built environments.

The journal publishes research papers, case studies and quick reports of recent geoenvironmental disasters, review papers and technical reports of various geoenvironmental disaster-related case studies. The focus on case studies and quick reports of recent geoenvironmental disasters helps to advance the practical understanding of geoenvironmental disasters and to inform future research priorities; they are a major component of the journal. The journal aims for the rapid publication of research papers at a high scientific level. The journal welcomes proposals for special issues reflecting the trends in geoenvironmental disaster reduction and monothematic issues. Researchers and practitioners are encouraged to submit original, unpublished contributions.

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The 2024 Best Paper Award was bestowed to two papers:

The committee reviewed carefully all 43 papers nominated for the best paper awards, published in 2024 in the Geoenvironmental Disasters, to select for the best paper for this award. While the results were close for four papers, two papers stood up to the top scores considering different categories. As such, the committee is happy to recommend the following two papers for the 2024 Best Paper Awards.

1. Development of an automated method for flood inundation monitoring, flood hazard, and soil erosion susceptibility assessment using machine learning and AHP–MCE techniques by Prakash, A.J., Begam, S., Vilímek, V. et al. Geoenvironmental Disasters 11, 14 (2024). 

In this highly cited and well-read research paper, the authors presented the details of their flood extent mapping study that they conducted employing Sentinel-1 microwave data aided by the machine learning algorithms for a project in Assam State, India. The authors generated a flood hazard and soil erosion susceptibility map by combining multi-source data on weather conditions and soil and terrain characteristics. These types of automated flood mapping platforms are useful to emergency responders and decision-makers to guide them on preparedness and rescue/relief operation as well as in long-term planning and policymaking.

2. Preliminary report of field reconnaissance on the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquakes in Türkiye by Yan, K., Miyajima, M., Kumsar, H. et al. Geoenvironmental Disasters 11, 11 (2024). 

In this well read and highly cited editorial paper, the authors discussed their field recognition findings on the geo-disasters triggered by the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquakes in Türkiye. In addition to conducting post-earthquake mini symposium on major geo-hazards, the multi-nation team was able to collect a large amount of original seismic data to establish a primary understanding for further steps on mitigation and reduction of seismic damages and their secondary geohazards. The database and the experience from this past earthquake will be helpful for researchers, practitioners, and community at large on future earthquakes and their associated damages.