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Comparison Study of Typical Landslides in Hong Kong and Shenzhen

  • Aiguo Li
  • , Weiqiang Feng*
  • , Zhongqi Yue
  • , George Tham
  • , C. F. Lee
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

With the rapid development of both Shenzhen and Hong Kong, due to the great increment of the large population, more and more infrastructures and buildings are located near hilly terrains, which usually involve a concentration of man-made slopes and retaining walls. As a result, more landslides will occur during extreme rainstorms over these two areas. Many typical landslides both in Hong Kong and Shenzhen are presented in this study. The landslide mechanism is summarized and discussed. Typical landslides in Hong Kong and Shenzhen have been reviewed and their relationships will be established and discussed. By comparing these typical landslides that occurred in both Hong Kong and Shenzhen, it is found that as both cities have similar geological history, the landslides in these two areas are quite similar. However, due to the differences in political systems, technical standards and development stages, the landslides in these two areas also have obvious differences. From the view of landslide risk management, Hong Kong has done much better than Shenzhen, thus, much work needs to be conducted in Shenzhen in future to prevent serious landslides from occurring in Shenzhen.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEngineering Geology for a Habitable Earth
Subtitle of host publicationIAEG 14th Congress 2023 Proceedings - Volume 2: Geohazard Mechanisms, Risk Assessment and Control, Monitoring and Early Warning
EditorsSijing Wang, Runqiu Huang, Rafig Azzam, Vassilis P. Marinos
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages319-334
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9789819990603
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event14th International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, IAEG 2023 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 21 Sep 202327 Sep 2023

Publication series

NameEnvironmental Science and Engineering
ISSN (Print)1863-5520
ISSN (Electronic)1863-5539

Conference

Conference14th International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, IAEG 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period21/09/2327/09/23

Keywords

  • Landslides
  • Rainstorm
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Risk management
  • Slopes

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