Staff directory
Olivier Dewitte
Earth Sciences
Natural hazards
Natural hazards
Publications
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Mugaruka, B.T., Kulimushi, M.S., Muhindo, S.W., Muhindo Sahani, W. & Dewitte, O. 2017. ‘Anatomy of Nyakavogo landslide (Bukavu, DR Congo): interplay between natural and anthropogenic factors’. Geo-Eco-Trop 41/2: 249-262. (PR).
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Balegamire, C., Michellier, C., Muhigwa, J.-B., Delvaux, D. & Dewitte, O. 2017. ‘Vulnerability of buildings exposed to landslides: a spatio-temporal assessment in Bukavu (DR Congo)’. Damien DELVAUX, Caroline MICHELLIER, Olivier DEWITTE (eds), Geo-Eco-Trop 41/2, special issue : Geohazards in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa : 151-168. Tervuren : Africamuseum. URL: http://www.geoecotrop.be/ (PR).
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Jacobs, L., Maes, J., Mertens, K., Sekajugo, J., Thiery, W., van Lipzig, N., Poesen, J., Kervyn, M. & Dewitte, O. 2017. ‘Flash Floods in the Rwenzori Mountains - Focus on the May 2013 Multi-Hazard Kilembe Event’. In: Mikoš, M., Casagli, N., Yin, Y., Sassa, K. (ed), Workshop on World Landslide Forum, Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides. Series ‘Diversity of Landslide Forms’, vol. 4. Springer, Cham, pp. 631–641. (PR) DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-53485-5.
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Maes, J., Kervyn, M., de Hontheim, A., Dewitte, O., Jacobs, L., Mertens, K., Vanmaercke, M., Vranken, L. & Poesen, J. 2017. ‘Landslide risk management in Uganda: A multi-level policy approach’. In: Mikoš, M., Arbana, Ž., Yin, Y., Sassa, K (eds), Workshop on World Landslide Forum, Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides. Vol. 3. Springer, Cham., pp. 395–493. (PR) DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-53487-9_46.
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Jacobs, L., Dewitte, O., Kabaseke, C., Kervyn, F., Maes, J., Mertens, K., Nobile, A., Sekajugo, J., Poesen, J., Samyn, D. & Kervyn, M. 2017. ‘Landslide Diversity in the Rwenzori Mountains (Uganda)’. In: Mikoš, M., Tiwari, B., Yin, Y., Sassa, K (eds), Workshop on World Landslide Forum, Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides. Vol. 2. Springer, Cham, pp. 79-86. (PR) DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-53485-5.
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Maes, J., Kervyn, M., de Hontheim, A., Dewitte, O., Jacobs, L., Mertens, K., Vanmaercke, M., Vranken, L. & Poesen, J. 2017. ‘Landslide risk reduction strategies: A review of practices and challenges for the tropics’. Progress in Physical Geography. I.F. 3.3375.
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Jacobs, L., Dewitte, O., Poesen, J., Maes, J., Mertens, K., Sekajugo, J. & Kervyn, K. 2017. ‘Landslide characteristics and spatial distribution in the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda’. Journal of African Earth Sciences 134: 917-930. DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2016.05.013. I.F. 1.420.
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Jacobs, L., Dewitte, O., Poesen, J., Delvaux, D., Thiery, W. & Kervyn, M. 2016. ‘The Rwenzori Mountains, a landslide-prone region?’. Landslides. DOI: 10.1007/s10346-015-0582-5. (PR).
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Jacobs, L., Maes, J., Mertens, K., Sekajugo, J., Thiery, W., van Lipzig, N., Poesen, J., Kervyn, M. & Dewitte , O. 2016. ‘Reconstruction of a flash flood event through a multi-hazard approach: focus on the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda’. Natural Hazards 84. DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2458-y. I.F. 1.746.
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Kervyn, M., Jacobs, L., Maes, J., Che, V.B., Dewitte, O., de Hontheim, A., Isabirye, M., Sekajugo, J., Kabaseke, C., Poesen, J., Vranken, L. & Mertens, K. 2015. ‘Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification!’. Belgian Journal of Geography. URL: https://belgeo.revues.org/15944 (PR).