Environmental impacts caused by urbanization in landslide risk areas: Trends and contributions from the scientific literature

Abstract

The disorderly growth of cities contributed to the creation of a scenario of urban unsustainability. This research aims to analyze the results of studies that address the environmental impacts caused by the urbanization process in an landslides risk area through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). As a methodology, this is research applied through an RSL without restrictions in time. The search terms consisted of environmental impacts, urbanization and landslide risk areas. The methodological phases of the study were: database search, meta-analysis, descriptive and bibliographic analysis. This resulted in a descriptive and bibliographic analysis. In conclusion, the SLR proved to be an effective technique. It was possible to observe the importance of carrying out a landslide susceptibility analysis and the creation of a strategic plan regarding urban expansion and socio-environmental planning