A century of gully erosion research: Urgency, complexity and study approaches

C Castillo, JA Gómez - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Gully erosion has become a field of growing interest among the research community but
there still are numerous knowledge gaps that need to be addressed. The aim of this work is …

Impact of land use change on erosion risk: an integrated remote sensing, geographic information system and modeling methodology

M Leh, S Bajwa, I Chaubey - Land Degradation & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of rapidly changing land use on
erosion and sedimentation in a mixed land use watershed in the Ozark Highlands of the …

[HTML][HTML] Geomorphic analysis of digital elevation model generated from vintage aerial photographs: A glance at the pre-urbanization morphology of the active Campi …

J Natale, S Vitale, L Repola, L Monti, R Isaia - Geomorphology, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate digital elevation models represent the basic tool for a large spectrum of
applications, including geological, architectonic, archaeological, and urbanistic studies …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of runoff retention structures as a strategy to control urban gullying in tropical cities

EL Landu, GI Mawe, FM Imwangana, C Bielders… - International Soil and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid and chaotic urbanization leads to the formation of urban gullies in many tropical cities
of the Global South. To prevent and limit the destructive impacts of these gullies, runoff …

Karst depression detection using ASTER, ALOS/PRISM and SRTM-derived digital elevation models in the Bambuí Group, Brazil

OA de Carvalho Júnior, RF Guimarães… - Remote Sensing, 2013 - mdpi.com
Remote sensing has been used in karst studies to identify limestone terrain, describe
exokarst features, analyze karst depressions, and detect geological structures important to …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of gully erosion and susceptibility factors in the urban watershed of the Kimemi (Butembo/DR Congo)

JA Mahamba, GM Kayitoghera, MK Musubao… - Geography and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gully erosion is one of the most intense landscape degradation mechanisms in areas with
varying environmental characteristics. Both natural and anthropogenic factors affect the …

Effects of land use changes across different urbanization periods on summer rainfall in the Pearl River Delta Core Area

Z Yao, G Huang - International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Pearl River Delta (PRD) is one of the three urban agglomerations in China that
have experienced rapid development. For this study, a core area of the PRD was identified …

Groundwater contamination and health risk assessment across an urban gradient: Case study of Onitcha metropolis, south-eastern Nigeria

N Chinye-Ikejiunor, GO Iloegbunam… - Groundwater for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban population growth in south-Eastern Nigeria and associated proliferation of built-up
areas predispose groundwater to contaminants of anthropogenic origin. This study …

The origin and control of mega-gullies in Kinshasa (DR Congo)

FM Imwangana, I Vandecasteele, P Trefois, P Ozer… - Catena, 2015 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the relation between mega-gully (> 5 m width) distribution and
urbanization in Kinshasa (DR Congo), to establish what governs mega-gully location and …

Impacts of urbanization on river systems in the Taihu Region, China

X Deng, Y Xu, L Han, S Song, L Yang, G Li, Y Wang - Water, 2015 - mdpi.com
River systems are valuable to human beings; meanwhile, they are intensively influenced by
human activities, especially urbanization. In this study, based on the data derived from …