To bring to fruition the capability of nature-based solutions (NBS) in mitigating hydro-
meteorological risks (HMRs) and facilitate their widespread uptake require a consolidated …

Worldwide, shallow slope failure is a problem causing environmental and economic
damage. Vegetation plays an important role for the stabilization of slopes. Accordingly …

Coal production is accompanied by the generation of a massive quantity of coal overburden
(OB), which is stacked on the adjacent ground in the form of external dumps. The major …

Plant roots play a key role in soil erosion process, but less studies are focused on analyze
the soil erosion resistance in terms of grassland roots mechanical properties. The objective …

Understanding root-reinforcement of vegetated slopes is hindered by the cost and
practicality of full scale tests to explore global behaviour at the slope scale, and the idealised …

Background and aims Soil bio-engineering using vegetation is an environmentally friendly
solution to stabilise soil slopes. This study investigates tensile strength, Young's modulus …

Soils with roots or root-like inclusions have often been tested in direct shear to quantify the
effects of vegetation on the shear strength of soil, and in turn, the stability of slopes …

Background and aim Nature-based solutions to engineering challenges are essential to limit
climate change impacts on the urban environment. Quantitative understanding of multiple …

Vegetation restoration has significant effects on soil properties and vegetation cover and
thus affects soil detachment by overland flow. Few studies have been conducted to evaluate …

The control of erosion process is an important issue in China, particularly in the northwest of
China, in which loess erosion is a widespread problem with environmental and social …