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March 13, 2026Economic and Environmental Geology2 citationsOpen Access

Land Use/ Land Cover Changes and Climate Change as Conditioning Factors for Landslide: A Review

RVR. P. S. VermaHKHarsimran KaurADAmrita Dwivedi

Key Points

  • This review examines how land use/land cover and climate change influence landslide occurrences.
  • Used bibliometric tools to evaluate scholarly articles related to landslides.
  • Analyzed 1038 articles from the SCOPUS database between 1970 and July 2023.
  • Conducted data extraction, cleaning, analysis, visualization, and interpretation in four main stages.
  • Identified 'climate change', 'landslides', and 'land use changes' as common keywords in the literature.
  • Highlighted emerging themes related to landslide studies over time.
  • Establishes a foundation for future research and suggests topics for policymakers to address landslide risks.

Abstract

Land Use Land Cover (LULC) and climate change are the crucial conditioning factors contributing to landslides.These factors are indeed the most dynamic and can significantly impact the occurrence and frequency of landslides.It is essential to acknowledge that these factors have received substantial scholarly attention in recent decades, indicating the growing recognition of the significance of investigating their impact on landslides.Hence, this study aims to review the intellectual structures pertaining to landslides, including the impact of LULC and climate change, using bibliometric tools for understanding the state-of-the-art in this field.The study facilitates the assessment of knowledge, global scientific production, future trends, and research gaps within the domain.The research technique encompasses four main stages of the data analysis process, including data extraction, cleaning, analysis, visualization, and interpretation of data.Using the SCOPUS database, a total of 1038 articles were analysed spanning from 1970 to July, 2023.The findings indicate that "climate change", "landslides", and "land use changes" are the most frequently used keywords, highlighting the growing relevance of these factors in landslides studies while also identifying emerging themes over time.Finally, the study offers insights into the critical nexus of LULC, CC and the susceptibility to landslides.In light of the changing global environments, it establishes a foundation for future research and provides valuable information for policymakers to consider in their efforts to reduce the likelihood of landslides.

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Verma et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3aad702a1e69014ccb876https://doi.org/10.9719/eeg.2026.59.1.159
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