The role of engineering geology in delivering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Engineering Geology has an important role to play in sustainable development. This is due to the unique perspective that Engineering Geologists have of the interfaces between: science and engineering; the natural and built environments; the past, present and future. This paper examines the role of Engineering Geology in delivering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and demonstrates that there is a strong link between the knowledge, skills and activities of Engineering Geologists and the delivery of all 17 goals. The study includes a detailed evaluation of all 169 SDG targets and highlights the key impact areas where Engineering Geologists already contribute to sustainable development, as well as identifying opportunities for contributions to be strengthened. It is hoped that this paper will empower Engineering Geologists to confidently communicate the value of their role, act responsibly, and exert their influence to drive positive outcomes in terms of sustainable development in everything that they do.Thematic collection: This article is part of the Sustainability in Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology collection available at: https://www.lyellcollection.org/cc/sustainability-in-engineering-geology-and-hydrogeologySupplementary material:https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5778817

Susceptibilidad a Deslizamiento de Ladera mediante el Sistema de Información Geográfica

El deslizamiento de ladera es considerado uno de los fenómenos geológicos con mayor destrucción que impactan a la humanidad, llegando a causar grandes pérdidas humanas y materiales. El objetivo del presente trabajo de investigación bibliográfico fue demostrar la eficacia de la aplicación de un sistema de información geográfica (SIG) para el estudio de la susceptibilidad a deslizamiento de laderas a través de mapas susceptibles, para lo cual se desarrolló un análisis sistemático de artículos científicos publicados en revistas científicas como Engineering Geology, Investigaciones Geográficas, TecnoLógicas, Geomorphology, Terra, Revista Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, entre otras, ubicadas en bases de datos como SciELO, World Wide Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Elsevier, entre las principales. Entre los resultados se tiene, que con la aplicación de un SIG se determina el porcentaje y grado de áreas que presentaran susceptibilidad a deslizamiento a ladera, en la cual se laboró con la metodología empleada por el SIG, por tanto, se concluye que la ejecución de mapas de susceptibilidad a deslizamiento de ladera debería ser de trascendencia debido a que serviría como soporte en la organización de un territorio, asegurando la estabilidad pública y un futuro sostenible.

Decision Making of Curriculum Attainment Degree for Engineering Geology Based on Fuzzy Set Theory

The study of engineering geology emphasizes the combination of theory and practice, and it highlights the comprehensive cultivation of curricular theory, curricular practice, and comprehensive skills. It is necessary to establish a set of effective methods to evaluate the achievement of training objectives to track, test, and improve the quality of curricular learning. In this paper, the principle of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process based on entropy is used to construct an evaluation index system for the goal achievement degree of engineering geology courses, and the primary indicators mainly include knowledge, ability, and quality. Based on the actual situation, five curricular achievement levels are determined, that is, the comment set V = {very low, low, medium, high, very high}. Relying on the engineering geology course resource database of Xuchang University, the course goal achievement degree is evaluated, and the results show that the engineering geology course achievement degree is high. This method is suitable not only for the evaluation of the achievement of curricular objectives but also for the evaluation of the achievement of engineering education graduation requirements. This method can also help us find different courses and teaching weak links supporting the index points, indicate the direction and provide support for teachers to continuously improve their teaching and management methods, and effectively promote a continuous improvement in teachers’ teaching level and teaching quality.

Assessment of risk and safety of structures on slope areas according to geodetic monitoring data

Nowadays, the definition of landslide risks is one of the most urgent tasks for many slope areas, since landslide processes directly affect the safety of buildings, structures and, accordingly, the population. As a rule, landslide risks are determined through the methods of engineering geology. Methods of mathematical modeling for assessing the risks of slope areas solve two main tasks