Landslides in Nigeria – Extent, awareness, social and economic impacts
Abstract
Landslides occur in severely gullied areas, in road cuts, embankments and in steep residual or colluvial terrains. Heavy rainfall is the main causative factor for most slides. Both the state of knowledge about extent of landslide processes and state-of-the-art landslide prevention and control are rather low in the country.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Landslides and related hazards
Soil erosion and sediment transport
Tree Root and Stability Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 245–252
- Publication date
- 14 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter