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2024

de Vugt L, Zieher T, Schneider-Muntau B, Moreno M, Steger S and Rutzinger M (2024), "Spatial transferability of the physically based model TRIGRS using parameter ensembles", Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. Vol. 49(4), pp. 1330-1347.

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Abstract: Abstract The development of better, more reliable and more efficient susceptibility assessments for shallow landslides is becoming increasingly important. Physically based models are well-suited for this, due to their high predictive capability. However, their demands for large, high-resolution and detailed input datasets make them very time-consuming and costly methods. This study investigates if a spatially transferable model calibration can be created with the use of parameter ensembles and with this alleviate the time-consuming calibration process of these methods. To investigate this, the study compares the calibration of the model TRIGRS in two different study areas. The first study area was taken from a previous study where the dynamic physically based model TRIGRS was calibrated for the Laternser valley in Vorarlberg, Austria. The calibrated parameter ensemble and its performance from this previous study are compared with a calibrated parameter ensemble of the model TRIGRS for the Passeier valley in South Tyrol, Italy. The comparison showed very similar model performance and large similarities in the calibrated geotechnical parameter values of the best model runs in both study areas. There is a subset of calibrated geotechnical parameter values that can be used successfully in both study areas and potentially other study areas with similar lithological characteristics. For the hydraulic parameters, the study did not find a transferable parameter subset. These parameters seem to be more sensitive to different soil types. Additionally, the results of the study also showed the importance of the inclusion of detailed information on the timing of landslide initiation in the calibration of the model.

BibTeX:

@article{de Vugt2024,
  author = {de Vugt, Lotte and Zieher, Thomas and Schneider-Muntau, Barbara and Moreno, Mateo and Steger, Stefan and Rutzinger, Martin},
  title = {Spatial transferability of the physically based model TRIGRS using parameter ensembles},
  journal = {Earth Surface Processes and Landforms},
  year = {2024},
  volume = {49},
  number = {4},
  pages = {1330-1347},
  url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/esp.5770},
  doi = {10.1002/esp.5770}
}

Zieher T, Branke J and Pfeiffer J (2024), "Landslide displacement and rotation monitoring based on periodical DGNSS measurements and a combined low-cost RTK DGNSS and MEMS accelerometer", Proceedings of the INTERPRAEVENT conference., In Proceedings of the INTERPRAEVENT conference. Vienna, Austria

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BibTeX:

@article{Zieher2024a,
  author = {Zieher, T. and Branke, J. and Pfeiffer, J.},
  title = {Landslide displacement and rotation monitoring based on periodical DGNSS measurements and a combined low-cost RTK DGNSS and MEMS accelerometer},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the INTERPRAEVENT conference},
  journal = {Proceedings of the INTERPRAEVENT conference},
  year = {2024},
  note = {10-13 June}
}

Zieher T, Simon A, Bischofer L, Gadermaier J, Katzensteiner K, Olleck M, Ewald J and Klebinder K (2024), "Uncertainty of water balance simulations in Alpine forests under climate change conditions related to soil parameterization", In Proceedings of the IUFRO conference - Forests and Society towards 2050. Stockholm, Sweden

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BibTeX:

@inproceedings{Zieher2024,
  author = {Zieher T. and Simon A. and Bischofer L. and Gadermaier J. and Katzensteiner K. and Olleck M. and Ewald J. and Klebinder K.},
  title = {Uncertainty of water balance simulations in Alpine forests under climate change conditions related to soil parameterization},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the IUFRO conference - Forests and Society towards 2050},
  year = {2024},
  note = {23-29 June}
}

Steger S, Moreno M, Crespi A, Luigi Gariano S, Teresa Brunetti M, Melillo M, Peruccacci S, Marra F, de Vugt L, Zieher T, Rutzinger M, Mair V and Pittore M (2024), "Adopting the margin of stability for space-time landslide prediction – A data-driven approach for generating spatial dynamic thresholds", Geoscience Frontiers. , pp. 101822.

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Abstract: Shallow landslide initiation typically results from an interplay of dynamic triggering and preparatory conditions along with static predisposition factors. While data-driven methods for assessing landslide susceptibility or for establishing rainfall-triggering thresholds are prevalent, integrating spatio-temporal information for dynamic large-area landslide prediction remains a challenge. The main aim of this research is to generate a dynamic spatial landslide initiation model that operates at a daily scale and explicitly counteracts potential errors in the available landslide data. Unlike previous studies focusing on space–time landslide modelling, it places a strong emphasis on reducing the propagation of landslide data errors into the modelling results, while ensuring interpretable outcomes. It introduces also other noteworthy innovations, such as visualizing the final predictions as dynamic spatial thresholds linked to true positive rates and false alarm rates and by using animations for highlighting its application potential for hindcasting and scenario-building. The initial step involves the creation of a spatio-temporally representative sample of landslide presence and absence observations for the study area of South Tyrol, Italy (7400?km2) within well-investigated terrain. Model setup entails integrating landslide controls that operate on various temporal scales through a binomial Generalized Additive Mixed Model. Model relationships are then interpreted based on variable importance and partial effect plots, while predictive performance is evaluated through various cross-validation techniques. Optimal and user-defined probability cutpoints are used to establish quantitative thresholds that reflect both, the true positive rate (correctly predicted landslides) and the false positive rate (precipitation periods misclassified as landslide-inducing conditions). The resulting dynamic maps directly visualize landslide threshold exceedance. The model demonstrates high predictive performance while revealing geomorphologically plausible prediction patterns largely consistent with current process knowledge. Notably, the model also shows that generally drier hillslopes exhibit a greater sensitivity to certain precipitation events than regions adapted to wetter conditions. The practical applicability of the approach is demonstrated in a hindcasting and scenario-building context. In the currently evolving field of space–time landslide modelling, we recommend focusing on data error handling, model interpretability, and geomorphic plausibility, rather than allocating excessive resources to algorithm and case study comparisons.

BibTeX:

@article{Steger2024,
  author = {Stefan Steger and Mateo Moreno and Alice Crespi and Stefano Luigi Gariano and Maria Teresa Brunetti and Massimo Melillo and Silvia Peruccacci and Francesco Marra and Lotte de Vugt and Thomas Zieher and Martin Rutzinger and Volkmar Mair and Massimiliano Pittore},
  title = {Adopting the margin of stability for space-time landslide prediction – A data-driven approach for generating spatial dynamic thresholds},
  journal = {Geoscience Frontiers},
  year = {2024},
  pages = {101822},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S167498712400046X},
  doi = {10.1016/j.gsf.2024.101822}
}

2023

Zieher T, Gallotti G, Rianna G, Reder A and Pfeiffer J (2023), "Exploring the effects of climate change on the water balance of a continuously moving deep-seated landslide", Natural Hazards. Vol. 115(1), pp. 357-387.

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Abstract: Impacts of expected climate change on the water balance in mountain regions may affect the activity of hydro-meteorologically driven deep-seated landslides. In the present study, an extended empirical monthly water balance model is used for reproducing the current and future hydro-meteorological forcing of a continuously moving deep-seated earth slide in Vögelsberg, Tyrol (Austria). The model extension accounts for effects of land cover and soil properties and relies on time series of air temperature and precipitation as data input. Future projections of the water balance are computed until the end of the twenty-first century exploiting a bias-corrected subset of climate simulations under the RCP8.5 concentration scenario, providing a measure of uncertainty related to the long-term projections. Particular attention is paid to the agreement/disagreement of the projections based on the selected climate simulations. The results indicate that a relevant proxy for the landslide’s varying velocity (subsurface runoff) is generally expected to decrease under future climate conditions. As a consequence, it appears likely that the Vögelsberg landslide may accelerate less frequently considering climate change projections. However, the variability within the considered climate simulations still prevents results in full agreement, even under the ‘most severe’ scenario RCP8.5.

BibTeX:

@article{Zieher2023,
  author = {Zieher, T. and Gallotti, G. and Rianna, G. and Reder, A. and Pfeiffer, J.},
  title = {Exploring the effects of climate change on the water balance of a continuously moving deep-seated landslide},
  journal = {Natural Hazards},
  year = {2023},
  volume = {115},
  number = {1},
  pages = {357--387},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05558-7},
  doi = {10.1007/s11069-022-05558-7}
}

de Vugt L, Zieher T, Schneider-Muntau B, Moreno M, Steger S and Rutzinger M (2023), "Improving the performance of a dynamic slope stability model (TRIGRS) with integrated spatio-temporal precipitation data", In EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, 2023. (EGU23-7845)

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BibTeX:

@inproceedings{Vugt2023,
  author = {de Vugt, L. and Zieher, T. and Schneider-Muntau, B. and Moreno, M. and Steger, S. and Rutzinger, M.},
  title = {Improving the performance of a dynamic slope stability model (TRIGRS) with integrated spatio-temporal precipitation data},
  booktitle = {EGU General Assembly},
  year = {2023},
  number = {EGU23-7845},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-7845},
  doi = {10.5194/egusphere-egu23-7845}
}

Steger S, Moreno M, Crespi A, Gariano SL, Brunetti MT, Melillo M, Peruccacci S, Marra F, Borga M, de Vugt L, Zieher T, Rutzinger M, Mair V, Campalani P and Pittore M (2023), "A data-driven approach to derive spatially explicit dynamic "thresholds" for shallow landslide occurrence in South Tyrol (Italy)", In EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, 2023. (EGU23-1353)

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BibTeX:

@inproceedings{Steger2023,
  author = {Steger, S. and Moreno, M. and Crespi, A. and Gariano, S. L. and Brunetti, M. T. and Melillo, M. and Peruccacci, S. and Marra, F. and Borga, M. and de Vugt, L. and Zieher, T. and Rutzinger, M. and Mair, V. and Campalani, P. and Pittore, M.},
  title = {A data-driven approach to derive spatially explicit dynamic "thresholds" for shallow landslide occurrence in South Tyrol (Italy)},
  booktitle = {EGU General Assembly},
  year = {2023},
  number = {EGU23-1353},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-1353},
  doi = {10.5194/egusphere-egu23-1353}
}

Shah MAR, Xu J, Carisi F, De Paola F, Di Sabatino S, Domeneghetti A, Gerundo C, Gonzalez-Ollauri A, Nadim F, Petruccelli N, Polderman A, Pugliese F, Pulvirenti B, Ruggieri P, Speranza G, Toth E, Zieher T and Renaud FG (2023), "Quantifying the effects of nature-based solutions in reducing risks from hydrometeorological hazards: Examples from Europe", International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. Vol. 93, pp. 103771.

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Abstract: The combination of climate change and social and ecological factors will increase risks societies face from hydrometeorological hazards (HMH). Reducing these risks is typically achieved through the deployment of engineered (or grey) infrastructure but increasingly, nature-based solutions (NBS) are being considered. Most risk assessment frameworks do not allow capturing well the role NBS can play in addressing all components of risk, i.e., the hazard characteristics and the exposure and vulnerability of social-ecological systems. Recently, the Vulnerability and Risk assessment framework developed to allow the assessment of risks in the context of NBS implementation (VR-NBS framework) was proposed. Here, we carry out the first implementation of this framework using five case study areas in Europe which are exposed to various HMH. Our results show that we can demonstrate the effect NBS have in terms of risk reduction and that this can be achieved by using a flexible library of indicators that allows to capture the specificities of each case study hazard, social and ecological circumstances. The approach appears to be more effective for larger case study areas, but further testing is required in a broader variety of contexts.

BibTeX:

@article{Shah2023,
  author = {Mohammad Aminur Rahman Shah and Jiren Xu and Francesca Carisi and Francesco De Paola and Silvana Di Sabatino and Alessio Domeneghetti and Carlo Gerundo and Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri and Farrokh Nadim and Natasha Petruccelli and Annemarie Polderman and Francesco Pugliese and Beatrice Pulvirenti and Paolo Ruggieri and Giuseppe Speranza and Elena Toth and Thomas Zieher and Fabrice G. Renaud},
  title = {Quantifying the effects of nature-based solutions in reducing risks from hydrometeorological hazards: Examples from Europe},
  journal = {International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction},
  year = {2023},
  volume = {93},
  pages = {103771},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103771},
  doi = {10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103771}
}

Pfeiffer J, Zieher T and Schneider-Muntau B (2023), "Slope stability evolution of a deep-seated landslide considering a constantly deforming topography", Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. Vol. 48(5), pp. 923-939.

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Abstract: Abstract Slow-moving deep-seated landslides are characterised by continuous deformation, constantly changing topography and sliding-mass geometry. Deformation rates are predominantly controlled by temporal dynamics of pore pressure. Progressing movements typically cause an over-steepening of a landslide's foot, making these areas more susceptible to secondary slope failures and piggyback slides that, once they occur, change the geometric boundary conditions of a slope. This study presents an integrated topographic monitoring and geomechanical modelling approach, which is suitable for both model-based replication of the landslide's hydro-meteorological drivers and assessment of the long-term effect of topographic changes on the stability behaviour of a large deep-seated landslide. Parametrised at the Vögelsberg landslide (Tyrol, Austria) the integrated approach quantified considerable mass relocations between 2007 and 2020 at the landslide's foot and assessed respective effects on slope stability. Additionally, scenarios of past and future topographies were reconstructed and projected. Mass relocations of the order of 25?000?m3 were assessed between multiple airborne laser scanning acquisitions covering a period of 13 years. Based on annual uncrewed aerial vehicle laser scanning campaigns, area-wide 3D displacements were analysed, exceeding a magnitude of 200?cm?a?1 at small parts (2.500?m2) on the steeper foot of the active landslide. The main landslide body (0.28?km2) moves considerably slower with movements of 2–10?cm?a?1. Besides spatio-temporally varying hydrological drivers, topographic changes can have a severe impact on slope stability and therefore modify the spatiotemporal activity of the landslide. It is shown that, besides the hydrometeorological drivers, the varying elevation of the landslide's toe is a key parameter determining the long-term trend of slope stability. With the presented approach the formation and evolution of the Vögelsberg landslide can be understood and explained.

BibTeX:

@article{Pfeiffer2023,
  author = {Pfeiffer, Jan and Zieher, Thomas and Schneider-Muntau, Barbara},
  title = {Slope stability evolution of a deep-seated landslide considering a constantly deforming topography},
  journal = {Earth Surface Processes and Landforms},
  year = {2023},
  volume = {48},
  number = {5},
  pages = {923-939},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5527},
  doi = {10.1002/esp.5527}
}

van Natijne AL, Bogaard TA, Zieher T, Pfeiffer J and Lindenbergh RC (2023), "Machine-learning-based nowcasting of the Vögelsberg deep-seated landslide: why predicting slow deformation is not so easy", Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Vol. 23(12), pp. 3723-3745.

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BibTeX:

@article{Natijne2023a,
  author = {van Natijne, A. L. and Bogaard, T. A. and Zieher, T. and Pfeiffer, J. and Lindenbergh, R. C.},
  title = {Machine-learning-based nowcasting of the Vögelsberg deep-seated landslide: why predicting slow deformation is not so easy},
  journal = {Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences},
  year = {2023},
  volume = {23},
  number = {12},
  pages = {3723--3745},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3723-2023},
  doi = {10.5194/nhess-23-3723-2023}
}

Moreno M, Steger S, Lombardo L, Opitz T, Crespi A, Marra F, de Vugt L, Zieher T, Rutzinger M, Mair V, Pittore M and van Westen C (2023), "Functional regression for space-time prediction of precipitation-induced shallow landslides in South Tyrol, Italy", In EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, 2023. (EGU23-9538)

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BibTeX:

@inproceedings{Moreno2023,
  author = {Moreno, M. and Steger, S. and Lombardo, L. and Opitz, T. and Crespi, A. and Marra, F. and de Vugt, L. and Zieher, T. and Rutzinger, M. and Mair, V. and Pittore, M. and van Westen, C.},
  title = {Functional regression for space-time prediction of precipitation-induced shallow landslides in South Tyrol, Italy},
  booktitle = {EGU General Assembly},
  year = {2023},
  number = {EGU23-9538},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-9538},
  doi = {10.5194/egusphere-egu23-9538}
}

Meißl G, Klebinder K, Zieher T, Lechner V, Kohl B and Markart G (2023), "Influence of antecedent soil moisture content and land use on the surface runoff response to heavy rainfall simulation experiments investigated in Alpine catchments", Heliyon. Vol. 9(8), pp. e18597.

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Abstract: In small Alpine catchments, floods are mostly triggered by surface runoff generation during convective heavy precipitation events. Their magnitude also depends on the antecedent soil moisture content, which was shown in several previous studies. This study aims at understanding (a) which sites change their surface runoff response to rainfall events with high precipitation intensity under very moist pre-conditions to what extent and (b) on which site characteristics this depends on. Therefore, we conducted repeated rainfall simulation experiments (40-80 m2, 1 h, 100 mm h-1) at 20 sites in five Eastern Alpine areas and analyzed their results on the basis of soil-physical parameters derived from collected soil samples. The hay meadow sites reacted with a strong increase in surface runoff to reduced saturation deficits, the pasture sites showed a smaller but visible response. The forest sites had the highest water retention capacities. The change in the surface runoff response is a function of the saturation deficit at the beginning of the initial experiment (r = -0.58). The soil physical parameters, especially the fine pore fraction (r = 0.56), correlate with the difference of the total surface runoff coefficient between the initial and the repeated experiment. The fine pore fraction also shows a high correlation (r = -0.78) with the saturation deficit at the beginning of the initial experiment, although pores of this fraction were saturated during all experiments. (Non-quantifiable) Land use effects, which in turn influence the soil physical parameters, play an important role in explaining how the surface runoff response in the repeated rainfall simulation experiment differs from the initial experiment. The information on land use and soil characteristics allowed the sites to be categorized into four types in terms of surface runoff disposition and the increase in total surface runoff coefficient in the second rainfall simulation experiment.

BibTeX:

@article{Meissl2023,
  author = {Gertraud Meißl and Klaus Klebinder and Thomas Zieher and Veronika Lechner and Bernhard Kohl and Gerhard Markart},
  title = {Influence of antecedent soil moisture content and land use on the surface runoff response to heavy rainfall simulation experiments investigated in Alpine catchments},
  journal = {Heliyon},
  year = {2023},
  volume = {9},
  number = {8},
  pages = {e18597},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18597},
  doi = {10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18597}
}

Hartl L, Zieher T, Bremer M, Stocker-Waldhuber M, Zahs V, Höfle B, Klug C and Cicoira A (2023), "Multi-sensor monitoring and data integration reveal cyclical destabilization of the Äußeres Hochebenkar rock glacier", Earth Surface Dynamics. Vol. 11(1), pp. 117-147.

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Abstract: This study investigates rock glacier destabilization based on the results of a unique in situ and remote-sensing-based monitoring network focused on the kinematics of the rock glacier in Äußeres Hochebenkar (Austrian Alps). We consolidate, homogenize, and extend existing time series to generate a comprehensive dataset consisting of 14 digital surface models covering a 68-year time period, as well as in situ measurements of block displacement since the early 1950s. The digital surface models are derived from historical aerial imagery and, more recently, airborne and uncrewed-aerial-vehicle-based laser scanning (ALS and ULS, respectively). High-resolution 3D ALS and ULS point clouds are available at annual temporal resolution from 2017 to 2021. Additional terrestrial laser scanning data collected in bi-weekly intervals during the summer of 2019 are available from the rock glacier front. Using image correlation techniques, we derive velocity vectors from the digital surface models, thereby adding rock-glacier-wide spatial context to the point-scale block displacement measurements. Based on velocities, surface elevation changes, analyses of morphological features, and computations of the bulk creep factor and strain rates, we assess the combined datasets in terms of rock glacier destabilization. To additionally investigate potential rotational components of the movement of the destabilized section of the rock glacier, we integrate in situ data of block displacement with ULS point clouds and compute changes in the rotation angles of single blocks during recent years. The time series shows two cycles of destabilization in the lower section of the rock glacier. The first lasted from the early 1950s until the mid-1970s. The second began around 2017 after approximately 2 decades of more gradual acceleration and is currently ongoing. Both destabilization periods are characterized by high velocities and the development of morphological destabilization features on the rock glacier surface. Acceleration in the most recent years has been very pronounced, with velocities reaching 20-30?m?a-1 in 2020-2021. These values are unprecedented in the time series and suggest highly destabilized conditions in the lower section of the rock glacier, which shows signs of translational and rotational landslide-like movement. Due to the length and granularity of the time series, the cyclic destabilization process at the Äußeres Hochebenkar rock glacier is well resolved in the dataset. Our study highlights the importance of interdisciplinary, long-term, and continuous high-resolution 3D monitoring to improve process understanding and model development related to rock glacier rheology and destabilization.

BibTeX:

@article{Hartl2023,
  author = {Hartl, L. and Zieher, T. and Bremer, M. and Stocker-Waldhuber, M. and Zahs, V. and Höfle, B. and Klug, C. and Cicoira, A.},
  title = {Multi-sensor monitoring and data integration reveal cyclical destabilization of the Äußeres Hochebenkar rock glacier},
  journal = {Earth Surface Dynamics},
  year = {2023},
  volume = {11},
  number = {1},
  pages = {117--147},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-117-2023},
  doi = {10.5194/esurf-11-117-2023}
}

Gschwentner A, Hartl L, Stocker M, Zieher T, Bremer M, Zahs V, Höfle B, Klug C, Cicoira A and Bertolotti G (2023), "Flow Velocity Measurements on Hochebenkar Rock Glacier", In Proceedings of the EUCOP 2023 conference. Puigcerda, Spain, 18-22 June, 2023.

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BibTeX:

@inproceedings{Gschwentner2023,
  author = {Andreas Gschwentner and Lea Hartl and Martin Stocker and Thomas Zieher and Magnus Bremer and Vivien Zahs and Bernhard Höfle and Christoph Klug and Alessandro Cicoira and Giulia Bertolotti},
  title = {Flow Velocity Measurements on Hochebenkar Rock Glacier},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the EUCOP 2023 conference},
  year = {2023}
}

Gonzalez-Ollauri A, Mickovski SB, Anderson CC, Debele S, Emmanuel R, Kumar P, Loupis M, Ommer J, Pfeiffer J, Panga D, Pilla F, Sannigrahi S, Toth E, Ukonmaanaho L and Zieher T (2023), "A nature-based solution selection framework: Criteria and processes for addressing hydro-meteorological hazards at open-air laboratories across Europe", Journal of Environmental Management. Vol. 331, pp. 117183.

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Abstract: Nature-based solutions (NbS) can be beneficial to help human communities build resilience to climate change by managing and mitigating related hydro-meteorological hazards (HMHs). Substantial research has been carried out in the past on the detection and assessment of HMHs and their derived risks. Yet, knowledge on the performance and functioning of NbS to address these hazards is severely lacking. The latter is exacerbated by the lack of practical and viable approaches that would help identify and select NbS for specific problems. The EU-funded OPERANDUM project established seven Open-Air Laboratories (OALs) across Europe to co-develop, test, and generate an evidence base from innovative NbS deployed to address HMHs such as flooding, droughts, landslides, erosion, and eutrophication. Herein, we detail the original approaches that each OAL followed in the process of identifying and selecting NbS for specific hazards with the aim of proposing a novel, generic framework for selecting NbS. We found that the process of selecting NBS was overall complex and context-specific in all the OALs, and it comprised 26 steps distributed across three stages: (i) Problem recognition, (ii) NbS identification, and (iii) NbS selection. We also identified over 20 selection criteria which, in most cases, were shared across OALs and were chiefly related to sustainability aspects. All the identified NbS were related to the regulation of the water cycle, and they were mostly chosen according to three main factors: (i) hazard type, (ii) hazard scale, and (iii) OAL size. We noticed that OALs exposed to landslides and erosion selected NbS capable to manage water budgets within the soil compartment at the local or landscape scale, while OALs exposed to floods, droughts, and eutrophication selected approaches to managing water transport and storage at the catchment scale. We successfully portrayed a synthesis of the stages and steps followed in the OALs’ NbS selection process in a framework. The framework, which reflects the experiences of the stakeholders involved, is inclusive and integrated, and it can serve as a basis to inform NbS selection processes whilst facilitating the organisation of diverse stakeholders working towards finding solutions to natural hazards. We animate the future development of the proposed framework by integrating financial viability steps. We also encourage studies looking into the implementation of the proposed framework through quantitative approaches integrating multi-criteria analyses.

BibTeX:

@article{GonzalezOllauri2023,
  author = {Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri and Slobodan B. Mickovski and Carl C. Anderson and Sisay Debele and Rohinton Emmanuel and Prashant Kumar and Michael Loupis and Joy Ommer and Jan Pfeiffer and Depy Panga and Francesco Pilla and Srikanta Sannigrahi and Elena Toth and Liisa Ukonmaanaho and Thomas Zieher},
  title = {A nature-based solution selection framework: Criteria and processes for addressing hydro-meteorological hazards at open-air laboratories across Europe},
  journal = {Journal of Environmental Management},
  year = {2023},
  volume = {331},
  pages = {117183},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117183},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117183}
}

Branke J, Pfeiffer J, Zieher T, Bremer M, Rutzinger M, Keiler M, Gems B and Schneider-Muntau B (2023), "Closing the gap from spatio-temporal displacement monitoringto geomechanical process understanding of cascading multi-hazards caused by deep-seated gravitational slope deformation", In Proceedings of the 15th ISRM Congress.

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BibTeX:

@inproceedings{Branke2023,
  author = {Johannes Branke and Jan Pfeiffer and Thomas Zieher and Magnus Bremer and Martin Rutzinger and Margreth Keiler and Bernhard Gems and Barbara Schneider-Muntau},
  title = {Closing the gap from spatio-temporal displacement monitoringto geomechanical process understanding of cascading multi-hazards caused by deep-seated gravitational slope deformation},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 15th ISRM Congress},
  year = {2023}
}

2022

Steger S, Moreno M, Crespi A, Zellner PJ, Kohrs R, Goetz J, Gariano SL, Brunetti MT, Melillo M, Peruccacci S, de Vugt L, Zieher T, Rutzinger M, Mair V and Pittore M (2022), "Applying a hierarchical Generalized Additive Model to integrate predisposing, preparatory and triggering factors for landslide prediction", In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Geomorphology.

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BibTeX:

@inproceedings{Steger2022,
  author = {Steger, S. and Moreno, M. and Crespi, A. and Zellner, P. J. and Kohrs, R. and Goetz, J. and Gariano, S. L. and Brunetti, M. T. and Melillo, M. and Peruccacci, S. and de Vugt, L. and Zieher, T. and Rutzinger, M. and Mair, V. and Pittore, M.},
  title = {Applying a hierarchical Generalized Additive Model to integrate predisposing, preparatory and triggering factors for landslide prediction},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Geomorphology},
  year = {2022}
}

Pfeiffer J, Zieher T, Schmieder J, Bogaard T, Rutzinger M and Spötl C (2022), "Spatial assessment of probable recharge areas -- investigating the hydrogeological controls of an active deep-seated gravitational slope deformation", Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Vol. 22(7), pp. 2219-2237.

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BibTeX:

@article{Pfeiffer2022,
  author = {Pfeiffer, J. and Zieher, T. and Schmieder, J. and Bogaard, T. and Rutzinger, M. and Spötl, C.},
  title = {Spatial assessment of probable recharge areas -- investigating the hydrogeological controls of an active deep-seated gravitational slope deformation},
  journal = {Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences},
  year = {2022},
  volume = {22},
  number = {7},
  pages = {2219--2237},
  url = {https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/22/2219/2022/},
  doi = {10.5194/nhess-22-2219-2022}
}

Moreno M, Steger S, Lombardo L, de Vugt L, Zieher T, Rutzinger M, Pittore M, Mair V and van Westen C (2022), "Comparing different strategies to incorporate the effectively surveyed area into landslide susceptibility modeling", In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Geomorphology.

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BibTeX:

@inproceedings{Moreno2022,
  author = {Moreno, M. and Steger, S. and Lombardo, L. and de Vugt, L. and Zieher, T. and Rutzinger, M. and Pittore, M. and Mair, V. and van Westen, C.},
  title = {Comparing different strategies to incorporate the effectively surveyed area into landslide susceptibility modeling},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Geomorphology},
  year = {2022}
}

Meißl G, Zieher T and Geitner C (2022), "Rainfall-runoff reaction controlled by soil moisture thresholds in a small Alpine catchment", In EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria, 23-27 May, 2022. (EGU22-5078)

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@inproceedings{Meissl2022,
  author = {Meißl, G. and Zieher, T. and Geitner, C.},
  title = {Rainfall-runoff reaction controlled by soil moisture thresholds in a small Alpine catchment},
  booktitle = {EGU General Assembly},
  year = {2022},
  number = {EGU22-5078},
  doi = {10.5194/egusphere-egu22-5078}
}

Debele S, Bowyer P, Sahani J, Alfieri SM, Menenti M, Zieher T and Kumar P (2022), "Evaluating the Efficiency of a Nature-Based Solution on Flood Risk Reduction under climate change scenarios", In EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria, 23-27 May, 2022. (EGU22-13319)

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@inproceedings{Debele2022,
  author = {Debele, S. and Bowyer, P. and Sahani, J. and Alfieri, S. M. and Menenti, M. and Zieher, T. and Kumar, P.},
  title = {Evaluating the Efficiency of a Nature-Based Solution on Flood Risk Reduction under climate change scenarios},
  booktitle = {EGU General Assembly},
  year = {2022},
  number = {EGU22-13319},
  doi = {10.5194/egusphere-egu22-13319}
}

Branke J, Zieher T, Pfeiffer J, Bremer M, Rutzinger M, Gems B, Keiler M and Schneider-Muntau B (2022), "Extending the integrated monitoring of deep-seated landslide activity into the past using free and open-source photogrammetry", In EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria, 23-27 May, 2022. (EGU22-4849)

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@inproceedings{Branke2022,
  author = {Branke, J. and Zieher, T. and Pfeiffer, J. and Bremer, M. and Rutzinger, M. and Gems, B. and Keiler, M. and Schneider-Muntau, B.},
  title = {Extending the integrated monitoring of deep-seated landslide activity into the past using free and open-source photogrammetry},
  booktitle = {EGU General Assembly},
  year = {2022},
  number = {EGU22-4849},
  doi = {10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4849}
}

Bardy-Durchhalter M, Bender O, Bertolotti G, Branca D, Braun V, Bohleber P, Festi D, Fischer A, Gschwentner A, Hartl L, Haller A, Helfricht K, Hiller C, Heinrich K, Janicke A, Keiler M, Köck G, Kratzer A, Lamprecht A, Pauli H, Polderman A, Pfeiffer J, Peyre FR, Saccone P, Scott B, Seiser B, Stocker-Waldhuber M and Zieher T (2022), "Joint Endeavor Toward Sustainable Mountain Development: Research at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences", Mountain Research and Development. Vol. 42(1) International Mountain Society.

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BibTeX:

@article{BardyDurchhalter2022,
  author = {Manfred Bardy-Durchhalter and Oliver Bender and Giulia Bertolotti and Domenico Branca and Valerie Braun and Pascal Bohleber and Daniela Festi and Andrea Fischer and Andreas Gschwentner and Lea Hartl and Andreas Haller and Kay Helfricht and Clemens Hiller and Kati Heinrich and Andrina Janicke and Margreth Keiler and Günter Köck and Armin Kratzer and Andrea Lamprecht and Harald Pauli and Annemarie Polderman and Jan Pfeiffer and Fernando Ruiz Peyre and Patrick Saccone and Brigitte Scott and Bernd Seiser and Martin Stocker-Waldhuber and Thomas Zieher},
  title = {Joint Endeavor Toward Sustainable Mountain Development: Research at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences},
  journal = {Mountain Research and Development},
  publisher = {International Mountain Society},
  year = {2022},
  volume = {42},
  number = {1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-22-00002.1},
  doi = {10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-22-00002.1}
}

2021

Zieher T, Pfeiffer J, Rutzinger M, Fritzmann P, Anegg J, Engl D and Lechner V (2021), "Testing a bio-degradable bentonite mat for sealing leaky streams - a nature-based solution for hydrologically driven landslides", In Proceedings of the Disaster Research Days 2021. online series, October, 2021.

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BibTeX:

@inproceedings{Zieher2021b,
  author = {Zieher, Thomas and Pfeiffer, Jan and Rutzinger, Martin and Fritzmann, Patrick and Anegg, Johannes and Engl, Daniela and Lechner, Veronika},
  editor = {Disaster Competence Center Austria (DCNA)},
  title = {Testing a bio-degradable bentonite mat for sealing leaky streams - a nature-based solution for hydrologically driven landslides},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Disaster Research Days 2021},
  year = {2021}
}

Zieher T, Pfeiffer J, van Natijne A and Lindenbergh R (2021), "Integrated Monitoring of a Slowly Moving Landslide Based on Total Station Measurements, Multi-Temporal Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Space-Borne Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar", In 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS. , pp. 942-945.

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@inproceedings{Zieher2021a,
  author = {Zieher, Thomas and Pfeiffer, Jan and van Natijne, Adriaan and Lindenbergh, Roderik},
  title = {Integrated Monitoring of a Slowly Moving Landslide Based on Total Station Measurements, Multi-Temporal Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Space-Borne Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar},
  booktitle = {2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS},
  year = {2021},
  pages = {942-945},
  doi = {10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9553324}
}

Zieher T, Pfeiffer J, Polderman A, von Maubeuge K, Hochreiter H, Ribis C, Lechner V and Bergmeister D (2021), "Nature-based sealing of leaky streams-Testing a bio-degradable bentonite mat for preventing infiltration losses in alpine stream", In Geophysical Research Abstracts, EGU General Assembly. Vol. 20(EGU21-2052)

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