Geohazard Assessment in the Eastern Serbia

The territory of eastern Serbia is characterized by a variety of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks formed through different paleogeographic developments. As a result of varied natural conditions, the region is vulnerable to various geohazards, such as earthquake, landslide, excessive erosion, flood, rockfall, cave collapse and subsidence. The occurrence of any geohazard depends on the intensity of the process causing it. An assessment of each type of hazard or combination of all hazards is necessary for this region of Serbia which accommodates major power-generation, industrial and mining facilities and has rich mineral resources. Depopulation of eastern Serbia reduces the ability of local communities to invest in the hazard control works. This assessment of the