Modeling shallow landslides and root reinforcement: A review

Slope Stability Models (SSMs) are valuable tools used as decision support in land management to mitigate catastrophic effects caused by rainfall-induced shallow landslides. In particular, SSMs incorporating the presence and influence of vegetation allow for evaluation how trees relative slope stability forest could ensure root reinforcement effect space time. By implementing empirical knowledge about complex mechanical hydrological processes, have been realized employing different modeling approaches methods, becoming suitable contexts scales analysis. Recent increasingly consider both a mechanism counteract triggering process landslides manageable modifiable tool mitigating hazards. This review aims analyze state-of-the-art applicable vegetated areas, investigating those that some most cited literature neglect this instead. After classification exposition on spatial temporal dimension analysis, approaches, complexity, we discuss identification Model (SSM) individual applications considering four fundamental aspects: analysis scale, purpose, output data. Although all risk quantifying factor safety, only few an accurate assessment changes structure, due occurrence natural human disturbances, also affect studied area. Such information is critical identifying criteria preserve enhance protection effect. The improvement data collection measurement techniques obtain parameters required development new able exploit improved detail information, thus allowing analyses.