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Kewan Mertens

KM

14

Publications

560

Citations

13

H-Index

2015

Active since

Affiliations

KU Leuven(Current)

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Mountains of the Moon University

Royal Museum for Central Africa

Busitema University

Kewan Mertens is an author at KU Leuven specializing in geography, social sciences, and disaster risk reduction.

Top concepts

GeographySocial SciencesDisaster ManagementDisaster Risk ReductionEngineeringLandslide RiskPublic PolicyAfrican DevelopmentDisaster Risk ManagementLand Use

Publications per year

2015–2022

14

Publications

14

Landslide characteristics and spatial distribution in the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda

Liesbet Jacobs, Olivier Dewitte, Jean Poesen et al. · Journal of African Earth Sciences · 2016 · 92 citations

Rock Slide, Engineering, Rock Slope +6

The direct impact of landslides on household income in tropical regions: A case study from the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda

Kewan Mertens, Liesbet Jacobs, Jan Maes et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2016 · 87 citations · Full text

Direct Impact, Development Economics, Land Use +11

Disaster risk reduction among households exposed to landslide hazard: A crucial role for self-efficacy?

Kewan Mertens, Liesbet Jacobs, Jan Maes et al. · Land Use Policy · 2018 · 78 citations · Full text

Engineering, Disaster Management, Civil Engineering +10

Reconstruction of a flash flood event through a multi-hazard approach: focus on the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda

Liesbet Jacobs, Jan Maes, Kewan Mertens et al. · Natural Hazards · 2016 · 54 citations

Flash Flood, Hydrological Disaster, Engineering +12

Questioning network governance for disaster risk management: Lessons learnt from landslide risk management in Uganda

Jan Maes, Constanza Parra, Kewan Mertens et al. · Environmental Science & Policy · 2018 · 43 citations

Public Policy, Disaster Risk Management, Landslide Risk Management +12

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