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Based upon inventories and engineering geological mapping at various scales, in the years 1997–2006 the geological project titled “Atlas of Slope Stability Maps SR at 1: 50,000” was being completed. For each slope deformation registered in the Atlas, an inventory sheet—the so-called passport—was drawn. The passport of a slope failure includes: serial number of slope failure, territory administrative division (district, geomorphological unit, engineering-geological region), data on exploration and visualization scale, slope deformation description, slope failure dimensions, endangered objects, causes of slope failure generation and corrective measures. The majority of the registered slope deformations belong to the group of potential sliding activity. In some regions of Slovakia (mainly the flysch areas of north-western and eastern Slovakia—Region of Carpathian Flysch, but also in the territories of Neogene volcanic fields) the share of affected land is often greater than 10%. In the scope of the Atlas, 21,190 slope deformation occupying the total area of 257,591.2 ha, which constitutes 5.25% of the total area of Slovakia, were registered.
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Liščák, P., Holec, J., Pauditš, P. (2022). Landslides in Slovakia—Spatial Diversity, Activity and Impacts on Society. In: Lehotský, M., Boltižiar, M. (eds) Landscapes and Landforms of Slovakia. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89293-7_20
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