ABSTRACT
Between 1900 and 2019, there were 793 low-frequency, high-impact landslides related to disaster events worldwide. These accounted for 70,728 human lives lost and 14.5 million people affected. In addition to understanding the dynamics of landslides, this chapter advocates the comprehension of the main human dimensions of landslide hazards and the implementation of Integrated Landslide Disaster Risk Management. In this chapter, we also provide insights on the importance of present and future impacts of the transformations of the planet associated with anthropogenic activities in terms of the increase in landslide disaster risk and the occurrence of landslide-related disasters. The need to combine both structural and non-structural landslide mitigation measures is emphasised.
