How to cite: Anna-Hajnalka Kerekes, Sz. Poszet(2022) The influence of urban expansion on landslide evolution. A case study in Cluj-Napoca Municipality.
Risks and Catastrophes Journal, 30(1),  P. 57-65. DOI: 10.24193/RCJ2022_4

 

THE INFLUENCE OF URBAN EXPANSION ON LANDSLIDE EVOLUTION. A CASE STUDY IN CLUJ-NAPOCA MUNICIPALITY

ANNA-HAJNALKA KEREKES, SZ. POSZET
 

DOI: 10.24193/RCJ2022_4

Abstract. The influence of urban expansion on landslide evolution. A case study in Cluj-Napoca Municipality. In the case of Cluj-Napoca Municipality, the analysis of the landslides is a frequently discussed topic due to its complex geology and urban expansion tendency. In this study, we chose the Gruia Neighbourhood in order to map the landslide evolution and land-use/land-cover (LULC) changes which occured between 2003 and 2021. In order to use the post-classification Change Detection method, we applied the supervised classification technique on three satellite imageries (2003, 2009, 2021), which were validated by high Kappa coefficient values, as it follows: 0,892, 0,879 and 0,931. Comparing the three classified imageries, we could conclude that a transition between agricultural land to urban areas is visible, with a total decrease of the agricultural land by 40,69% and a total increase of the urban area by 24,47%. In the evaluation process of the influence of the LULC change on the landslide evolution, we could observe that the increase of the urban areas led to the increase of the surface of the landslides, moreover, the slided territories on urban areas have increased by 200%.

Key-words: landslide, Change Detection, Remote Sensing, GIS, Cluj-Napoca

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