This chapter discusses the influence of causal factors for landslide hazard mapping and stability of the prediction results. Among many quantitative models, we consider a model based on the theory of fuzzy sets with the algebraic sum operator. In the model, layers of geoscience maps represent the spatial information used for the prediction of areas in which the geomorphologic setting is similar to the ones in which a particular type of mass movement has taken place.

This book includes several geomorphological studies up-to-date, incorporating different disciplines and methodologies, always focused on methods, tools and general issues of environmental and applied geomorphology. In designing the book the integration of multiple methodological fields (geomorphological mapping, remote sensing, meteorological and climate analysis, vegetation and biogeomorphological investigations, geographic information systems GIS, land management methods), study areas, countries and continents (Europe, America, Asia, Africa) are considered.

Contents:
Using Discrete Debris Accumulations to Help Interpret Upland Glaciation of the Younger Dryas in the British Isles
Biogeomorphologic Approaches to a Study of Hillslope Processes Using Non-Destructive Methods
Geomorphological Instability Triggered by Heavy Rainfall: Examples in the Abruzzi Region (Central Italy)
Environmental Changes in Lakes Catchments as a Trigger for Rapid Eutrophication - A Prespa Lake Case Study
Intervention of Human Activities on Geomorphological Evolution of Coastal Areas: Cases from Turkey
Spatial and Time Balancing Act: Coastal Geomorphology in View of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
Hydro-Geomorphic Classification and Potential Vegetation Mapping for Upper Mississippi River Bottomland Restoration
Anthropogenic Induced Geomorphological Change Along the Western Arabian Gulf Coast
Comparison of SRTM and ASTER Derived Digital Elevation Models over Two Regions in Ghana - Implications for Hydrological and Environmental Modeling
From Landscape Preservation to Landscape Governance: European Experiences with Sustainable Development of Protected Landscapes