Shallow geohazards and risks
This team investigates the shallow geohazards that affect the UK and how we can best reduce the risks to society.
We examine and monitor shallow geohazards at local, regional and national scale using a combination of field survey and remote sensing techniques.
Key to our efforts is building national models of hazardous processes that affect the UK , so that we can understand how climate change may affect us.
Our current research
Climate change and geohazards Will flooding be more frequent or more severe? Will landslides or karst collapses be more frequent? Will the engineering of UK's infrastructure and housing be impacted by the shrinking and swelling of clay?
LandslidesThe definitive source of landslide information in Great Britain.
National Landslide Database, landslide case studies, surveying techniques, report a landslide.
FloodingResearch into floodplains, their origins and implications for landscape development across Great Britain.
Ground shrinkage and subsidenceShrinking and swelling of the ground (often reported as subsidence) research to identify those areas most at risk.
Geotechnical and mineralogical investigations into rock types known to shrink.
Caves, subsidence and soluble rocksDissolution of soluble rocks produces landforms and features collectively known as 'karst' which can cause engineering problems.
National Karst Database, Limestone, chalk, gypsum, salt.
Technology for hazard reductionNew analytical techniques and equipment.
Infrared soil measurement, terrestrial laser scanning, laser measurement of soil shrinkage.
Contact
Contact Dr Vanessa Banks for more information.
