The effects of vegetation traits and their stability functions in bio-engineered slopes: A perspective review

S Bordoloi, CWW Ng - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Bio-engineered slopes use vegetation as “live” protection elements against the triggering
forces of landslides, erosions and debris flows. In this paper, the effects of basic plant traits …

Probabilistic modeling of rockfall trajectories: a review

L Li, H Lan - Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2015 - Springer
Probabilistic approaches are widely adopted for the modeling of rockfall trajectories, but are
not widely discussed in the literature. This paper aims to help fill this gap by reviewing …

[PDF][PDF] 青藏铁路设兴村段崩塌特征分析与运动学模拟

王颂, 张路青, 周剑, 韩振华, 刘海洋 - 工程地质学报, 2020 - dsjyj.com.cn
摘要西藏拉萨—羊八井段建有青藏铁路, 京拉公路(G109), 京藏高速(G6) 三大重要交通工程和
大量输电线路. 然而, 该区段山高坡陡, 崩塌灾害频发, 给交通和输电的安全运营带来极大的威胁 …

Management of ecosystem services in mountain forests: Review of indicators and value functions for model based multi-criteria decision analysis

C Blattert, R Lemm, O Thees, MJ Lexer… - Ecological Indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
The main ecosystem services (ES) central European mountain forests provide are:
protection against gravitational hazards, timber production, recreation, biodiversity …

Protective effects of forests against gravitational natural hazards

F Perzl, A Bono, M Garbarino, R Motta - Protective forests as …, 2021 - iris.unito.it
In this chapter, we give a short overview of the protective effects of forests against snow
avalanches, landslides and rockfall hazards in mountain areas. The overview is based on …

A comprehensive approach for bridge performance evaluation under rockfall impact integrated with geological hazard analysis

J Zhang, R Wang, W Han, H Bao - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Rockfall is one kind of major hazard that seriously threatens the safety of bridge structures
passing through mountainous areas. The complexity of geological conditions in …

Life cycle assessment of bioenergy production from orchards woody residues in Northern Italy

M Boschiero, F Cherubini, C Nati, S Zerbe - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract In the alpine Autonomous Province of Bolzano (NE Italy), about 40% of the biomass
used for bioenergy production is currently imported. This share is expected to further …

Climate change impacts across a large forest enterprise in the Northern Pre-Alps: dynamic forest modelling as a tool for decision support

T Thrippleton, F Lüscher, H Bugmann - European Journal of Forest …, 2020 - Springer
Mountain forest managers face the challenge to anticipate climate change (CC) impacts
across large elevational ranges. For management planning, information on site-specific long …

Quantifying the effect of forests on frequency and intensity of rockfalls

C Moos, L Dorren, M Stoffel - Natural Hazards and Earth …, 2017 - nhess.copernicus.org
Forests serve as a natural means of protection against small rockfalls. Due to their barrier
effect, they reduce the intensity and the propagation probability of falling rocks and thus …

Novel quantitative indicators to characterize the protective effect of mountain forests against rockfall

S Dupire, F Bourrier, JM Monnet, S Bigot, L Borgniet… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Natural hazards are frequent in mountain areas where they regularly cause casualties and
damages to human infrastructures. Mountain forests contribute in mitigating these hazards …