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Land Management Versus Natural Factors in Land Instability: Some Examples in Northern Spain

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The objective of this work is to test a hypothesis formulated on the basis of former results which considers that there might be a “global geomorphic change,” due to activities related to land management and not determined by climate change, which could be causing an acceleration of geomorphic processes. Possible relationships between some geomorphic processes related to land instability (landslides or sediment generation) and potential triggering factors are analyzed in study areas in northern Spain. The analysis is based on landslide inventories covering different periods, as well as the determination of sedimentation rates. Temporal landslide and sedimentation rate trends are compared with different indicators of human activities (land-use change, logging, forest fires) and with potential natural triggers (rainfall, seismicity). The possible influence of the road network in the distribution of landslides is also analyzed. Results obtained show that there is a general increase of both landslide and sedimentation rates with time that cannot be explained satisfactorily by observed rainfall trends and even less by seismicity. Land-use change appears to be by far the main factor leading to land instability, with some changes producing up to a 12-fold increase of landslide rate. A relationship between road network and the spatial distribution of landslides has also been observed. These results do confirm the existence of an acceleration of geomorphic processes in the region, and also suggest that climate-related factors play a limited role in the changes observed.

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This work was carried out within projects CAMGEO (CGL2006-11431, Plan Nacional de I+D+i, Spain) and SOE1/P2/F157 (Prog. Intereg SUDOE, European Union). Jaime Bonachea had a “Juan de la Cierva” postdoctoral contract (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain).

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    Viola Maria Bruschi, Jaime Bonachea, Juan Remondo & Antonio Cendrero

  2. Fisica Medica, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain

    Jose Gómez-Arozamena

  3. Geografia, Urbanismo y Ordenacion del Territorio, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain

    Victoria Rivas

  4. Scienze della Terra, Universita degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

    Matteo Barbieri, Stefano Capocchi & Mauro Soldati

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Bruschi, V.M., Bonachea, J., Remondo, J. et al. Land Management Versus Natural Factors in Land Instability: Some Examples in Northern Spain. Environmental Management 52, 398–416 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-013-0108-7

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