Abstract
Hydrogeological hazards denote the natural hazards instigated by the interaction between hydrological and geological influences, such as heavy rainfall, land use changes, and soil properties among others. These types of hazards are for instance flash floods, landslides, debris flows, and groundwater contamination, etc. To apprehend an area’s susceptibility to such hazards present great significance and implication for effective disaster risk management and mitigation. In this context, hydrogeological hazard susceptibility is the probability of an area to experience these hazards based on numerous driving forces. This short abstract serves as a brief introduction to the notion of hydrogeological hazard susceptibility and its significance in hazard management focusing on flood and landslide. This introduction section provides the readers with a general background on hydrogeological hazards (floods and landslides) by also explains the significance of this research and its relevance.
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Li, L., Mind’je, R. (2023). Introduction. In: Hydrogeological Hazard Susceptibility and Community Risk Perception in Rwanda. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1751-8_1
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