Expertises
Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Earthquake
- India
- Probability Theory
- Debris Flow
- Landscape
- Risk Reduction
- Italy
- Sichuan Earthquake 2008
Organisaties
- Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
- Scientific Departments (ITC-SCI)
- ITC-GAIA (ITC-SCI-GAIA)
- Digital Society Institute
Nevenwerkzaamheden
- European CommissionReviewer ERC
- International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)Management Board International Consortium on Landslides
- Theologische Universiteit UtrechtMember Advisory Board TUU
Publicaties
2026
How to better link landslide inventory mapping with loss and damage reporting (2026)International journal of disaster risk reduction, 142. Article 106242 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Urueña, D., van Westen, C., Lombardo, L., van den Homberg, M., Tanyaș, H., Dewitte, O. & Dahal, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106242Multi-hazard risk assessment and management: pathways for the Sendai Framework and beyond (2026)Geoscience Communication, 9(2), 185-221. Tiggeloven, T., Raymond, C., de Ruiter, M. C., Sillmann, J., Thieken, A. H., Buijs, S. L., Ciurean, R., Cordier, E., Crummy, J. M., Cumiskey, L., De Polt, K., Duncan, M., Ferrario, D. M., Jäger, W. S., Koks, E. E., van Maanen, N., Murdock, H. J., Mysiak, J., Nirandjan, S., … Ward, P. J.https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-9-185-2026Invited perspectives: Science for comprehensive disaster and climate risk management (2026)[Working paper › Preprint]. Copernicus (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Ward, P. J., de Ruiter, M. C., Boersma, K., Cesuroglu, T., Clark, N., Comes, T., Dahal, A., Fransen, S., Verschuur, J., Anthonj, C., Balakrishnan, S., de Bruijn, J., Hendriks, E., Fluhmann, R. M., Perlaviciute, G., Steg, L., van den Homberg, M., van Westen, C., Atun, F., … van Maanen, N.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1331Designing a national landslide risk information system for Vietnam (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] EGU General Assembly 2026. van Westen, C., Simona Meszarosova, Thanh, L. N., Thu, H. V., Tran, M. P., Ky, V. M., Van, H. B., Angelino, C., Lombardo, L., Tanyas, H. & Dahal, A.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-14716Global database and prediction model of earthquake-triggered landslides (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] EGU General Assembly 2026. Fang, C., Fan, X., Luigi, L., Hakan, T. & van, W. C.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-11390PARATUS systemic risk game (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] EGU General Assembly 2026. Ghosh, P., Atun, F., van Westen, C., Koelle, B. & Kulakowska, M.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-19291Risk assessment of sediment deposition in built-up environments caused by extreme meteorological events (2026)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). Emtehani, S.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036570930Evaluating catchment-scale physically based modeling of sediment deposition during an extreme rainfall event (2026)Geosciences (Switzerland), 16(2). Article 88. Emtehani, S., Jetten, V., van Westen, C. & van den Bout, B.https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences16020088Human-centric digital twins for spatial sustainability: a procedural VR framework for calibrating agent-based evacuation models in diverse urban morphologies (2026)Sustainability (Switzerland), 18(3). Article 1482. Kalkanlı, D., Kundak, S., Atun, F. & van Westen, C. J.https://doi.org/10.3390/su18031482Towards a practical multi-hazard interrelation classification: implications for assessing their impacts (2026)Natural hazards, 122(2). Article 82. Wenzel, T., van Westen, C., Sunil, M., Pantaleoni Reluy, N., Marr, P., Glade, T. & Bell, R.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-025-07901-0
2025
Integrating urban digital twin with cloud-based geospatial dashboard for coastal resilience planning: A Case Study in Florida (2025)Journal of Planning Education and Research, 45(4), 743-759. Chen, C., Han, Y., Galinski, A., Calle, C., Carney, J., Ye, X. & van Westen, C.https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X251316185Slope Instability Predictor-Kerala (SLIP-K): A mobile/web application for landslide hazard prediction in Idukki, India (2025)Earth Systems and Environment (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Mohan, S., Rajaneesh, A., Krishnapriya, V. K., Sajinkumar, K. S., van Westen, C., Vasu, N. N., Ali, Y. P., Hao, L., Vishnu, C. L. & Ajin, R. S.https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-025-00840-7A framework to quantify the impacts of multi-hazard interactions (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 15th International Conference of Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society . Sunil, M., van Westen, C., Atun, F. & Manzella, I.https://idrim2025.com/book-of-abstracts/Learning from the past multi-hazard events. Forensic analysis application for 2018 Kerala Floods (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 15th International Conference of Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society . Ghosh, P., van den Bout, B., van Westen, C., Romagnoli, F. & Atun, F.https://idrim2025.com/book-of-abstracts/Managing the systemic risks of multi-hazards with the support of disaster risk assessment tools co-developed with and for stakeholders (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 15th International Conference of Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society . Atun, F., Ghosh, P. & van Westen, C.https://idrim2025.com/book-of-abstracts/Scenario-based urban growth modelling for Dominica Island (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 15th International Conference of Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society . Manoj, M., Schwarz, N., Atun, F. & van Westen, C.https://idrim2025.com/book-of-abstracts/PARATUS Systemic Risk Cards (2025)[Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products]. Atun, F., Ghosh, P., van Westen, C. J. & Kulakowska, M.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17201554PARATUS Project Forensic Analysis Application on the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (2025)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 15th International Conference of Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society . Atun, F., Ghosh, P. & van Westen, C.Exposure of buildings to flood – Saint-Louis, Senegal (2025)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. Zenodo. Prikaziuk, E., van den Bout, B., van Westen, C. & Manzella, I.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17116753Exposure to CDHW - Senegal; 5, 10, 20 year RP (2025)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. Zenodo. Prikaziuk, E., van Westen, C. & Manzella, I.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17116654Building height and roof material dataset - Dominica, Pichelin and Roseau, 2018, 2024 (2025)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. Zenodo. Irene, M., Bergado, J. R., van Westen, C., van den Bout, B. & Al Asmar, Y.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13834494Space-time data-driven modeling of natural hazards (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). Moreno Zapata, M.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036568227Hans Cloos lecture 2024: Five decades of education and research for engineering geology in the Netherlands (2025)Bulletin of engineering geology and the environment, 84(7). Article 362. Rengers, N., Deketh, J. R. H., Hack, R., Huisman, M., Ngan-Tillard, D. D., Soeters, R., Verhoef, P. P., Verwaal, W., Slob, S. & van Westen, C. J.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-025-04370-4Space-time data-driven modeling of wildfire initiation in the mountainous region of Trentino–South Tyrol, Italy (2025)[Working paper › Preprint]. Earth ArXiv. Moreno, M., Steger, S., Bozzoli, L., Terzi, S., Trucchia, A., van Westen, C. & Lombardo, L.https://doi.org/10.31223/X5N43TThe impact of irrigated agriculture on landslide activity: A spatio-temporal analysis in Heifangtai, China (2025)Catena, 252. Article 108844. Hao, L., Xu, Q., van Westen, C., Sajinkumar, K. S., Zhao, K., Xiu, D., Yang, X. & Chen, W.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.108844
Onderzoeksprofielen
Vakken collegejaar 2026/2027
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Adres

Universiteit Twente
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Universiteit Twente
Langezijds 1432
Postbus 217
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Organisaties
- Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
- Scientific Departments (ITC-SCI)
- ITC-GAIA (ITC-SCI-GAIA)
- Digital Society Institute