Climate induced system status changes at slopes and their impact on shallow landslide susceptibility

The objective of the proposed project is to model the influence of climate conditions and climate change on the spatial occurrence of spontaneous shallow landslides on slopes. The research questions are (i) which basic susceptibility to spontaneous landslides has a slope, (ii) how system status and subsequently variable landslide susceptibility are affected by climate change (iii) how can the risk of shallow landslides be mapped and integrated in natural hazard maps to identify endangered areas and infrastructure and how will risk change under different climate scenarios? A deeper understanding of modelling the potential spatial distribution of slopes prone for landslides under certain climate conditions helps to plan mitigation measures in order to keep landslide activity and damages at a minimum.