Assessment of 80 years of ancient‐badlands restoration in Saldaña,Spain

This paper presents the history of badland generated in the Saldaña region, Spain; as well as the main responses eight decades after the start of restoration – in terms of vegetation, soil and erosive processes. The restoration consisted of intense reforestation and construction of more than 100 check dams and numerous wattle fences. Presently, the dense vegetation (87% cover) contrasts markedly with the degraded landscape from the early 20th century (5% cover). The thickness of litter and the natural presence of some species (Quercus pyrenaica, Paeonia broteroi and Lactarius deliciosus) clearly indicate the recovery of the site. The development of the forest cover shows that the intervention has the potential to recover almost 90% of the area. There is also evidence of soil regeneration, although some properties (erodibility, resistance to penetration and shear‐strength resistance) are not that different between the forested and degraded areas. In the restored zones, runoff is negligible, since a thick layer of moss covers the spillways of all the check dams. Erosion has almost been stopped by the effects of vegetation cover, litter and higher infiltration rates (infiltration rate in forested slopes is 43.4 times greater than in bare slopes). Sediment detachment, such as landslides, mudflows and piping, still occur, but are restricted to the degraded zones. Furthermore, even when sediments are mobilized from the upper degraded hillslopes during the larger storms events (2000–2010), check dams and the lower elevation restored forest‐buffers effectively work to reduce the sediment yield into the Carrión River by almost three orders of magnitude (<10² mg L^‐1), compared with data from the 1930s and 1940s (>10⁵ mg L^‐1). Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

贵州安顺-六枝-纳雍地区地质灾害特点

贵州安顺-六枝一带是贵州省地质灾害多发地区.主要地质灾害为滑坡、崩塌、泥石流.调查发现地质灾害共有785处,其中滑坡372处,崩塌246处,地裂缝77处,泥石流47处,岩溶塌陷11处,洪涝洼地32处.纳雍县的岩脚寨的的基岩顺层滑坡、六枝旧院的切层滑坡、六枝特区龙潭乡朱家寨的松散层滑坡、纳雍县菁口寨崩塌、纳雍县垮山口泥石沟的泥石流等是区内不同类型的地质灾害实例.纳雍县的岩脚寨地区有几个村寨、六枝旧院坐落在古滑坡体上,有很大的隐患,建议通过移民方式解决这个问题.     

云南省丽江市古城区地质灾害区划与防治规划

丽江市古城区是云南省地质灾害的多发区之一。区内滑坡、泥石流广为发育,地质灾害已经造成了生命财产的巨大损失,对当地社会经济的可持续发展乃至投资环境都构成威胁。此次通过区内地质灾害的系统调查与分析,对地质灾害进行了易发性区划。根据其危害程度将全区划分为高易发区、中易发区、低易发区,并分别进行了分析评价。其中,高易发区位于金沙江沿岸,面积594.07km2;中易发区位于古城区中部,面积550.68km2;低易发区位于古城城区及丽江盆地地区,面积80.79km2。最后,提出了有针对性的防治规划,并建立了监测网络预警系统。