The work introduces an innovative physically based framework for large-scale landslide susceptibility assessment, combining limit equilibrium analysis with spatialisation strategies and statistical classification techniques. The methodology, applied to a case study in Southern Italy, yields spatially distributed estimates of safety factors, failure surface depths, and susceptibility zoning. Uncertainty associated with geomechanical and hydraulic conditions is explored through scenario-based analyses, while model performance evaluation identifies configurations with enhanced discriminatory capability. Although preliminary, the proposed approach is fully reproducible and represents a robust foundation for advancing physically based landslide susceptibility zoning in both scientific investigations and land-use planning practice.
Further details
The methodology is published in the journal CATENA Volume 263, February 2026, 109726
Reference
Mevoli, F. A., Borselli, L., Santangelo, M., Monte, N., de Lucia, D., Ugenti, A., & Rossi, M. (2026). Landslide susceptibility zoning through physically-based limit equilibrium method modelling. Catena, 263, 109726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.109726
