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The Hazards and Surface Change cluster primarily seeks to develop comprehensive methods for analyzing hazards as results of ongoing physical processes within social contexts, rather than isolated incidents. Specifically, we address three interconnected objectives:
Examining the physical dynamics of mass movements by combining innovative lab and field techniques with computational modeling, enabling slope stability evaluation at scales relevant to communities.
Measuring the extensive, long-term impacts of mass movements on sediment and terrestrial carbon systems, including detailed analysis of how debris flows and seismic landslides redistribute sediment and organic carbon in mountain regions.
Exploring how hazard science—particularly concerning earthquakes, mass movements, and coastal changes—informs policy and management decisions, focusing on integrating expert knowledge with community insights to shape practical solutions.