@article{fdi:010042529, title = {{E}xamples of geomorphologic and geological hazards in {A}lgeria}, author = {{M}achane, {D}. and {B}ouhadad, {Y}. and {C}heikhlounis, {G}. and {C}hatelain, {J}ean-{L}uc and {O}ubaiche, {E}. {H}. and {A}bbes, {K}. and {G}uillier, {B}ertrand and {B}ensalem, {R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e present three geomorphologic and geological phenomena that have occurred in {A}lgeria in recent years: (i) the {B}ab {E}l {O}ued mudflow on 11 {N}ovember 2001, which claimed several hundred lives, (ii) a soil collapse induced by sand liquefaction triggered by the {B}oumerdes earthquake ({M}-w = 6.8) on 21 {M}ay 2003, and (iii) landslides that are threatening {C}onstantine city, for which a hazard map is presented using a qualitative approach. {W}e briefly describe and analyze these natural disasters, and in the first two cases propose the application of geophysical techniques such as ambient noise recordings and electrical imagery to help evaluate their extent and potential threat. {F}inally a landslide hazard map of {C}onstantine is proposed.}, keywords = {mudflow ; soil collapse ; landslide ; earthquake ; liquefaction ; ambient vibrations ; {H}/{V} ; electrical imagery ; {A}lgeria}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}atural {H}azards}, volume = {45}, numero = {2}, pages = {295--308}, ISSN = {0921-030{X}}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.1007/s11069-007-9167-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042529}, }