Large landslides affect many mountain valleys in Europe. They
are characterised by a low probability of evolution into a
catastrophic event but can have very large impacts on population,
infrastructures and the environment. This impact is becoming more
and more pronounced due to increasing tourism and the construction
of new roads and railways in mountainous areas. Methodologies for
the assessment and mitigation of risks are therefore a major issue.
Since very large slope movements are quite often directly or
indirectly implicated in disasters, like landslides, secondary
slides or debris flow, their early identification is essential to
an adequate risk assessment of the zones involved.
The assessment of risks due to large landslides in the alpine
environment is the first activity carried out within the IMIRILAND
Project. This project involves seven partners representing five
European countries and is funded by the European Commission within
the Fifth Framework Program (Research and Technological
Development, Activities of a Generic Nature: the Fight against
Major Natural and Technological Hazards). The objective of this
cooperation is to develop risk management methodologies and
mitigation strategies that can be applied at a European level as
useful tools for administrators and land users.
To this end, by means of a multidisciplinary approach the hazard
analysis of some selected large landslides was examined with a
particular focus on geological, geomorphological and geo-mechanical
methods. In addition, vulnerability and risk analyses were carried
out to enable the consideration of direct and indirect
consequences, as well as technical and social impacts. The
developed risk assessment procedure was critically examined through
application to some selected landslides.
Identification and Mitigation of Large Landslide Risks in Europe
Advances in Risk Assessment presents the risk assessment procedure
developed and the case studies that were performed within the
framework of the IMIRILAND Project. It is edited by Arpa Piemonte,
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and Politecnico di
Torino
This book is intended for geotechnical engineers, engineering
geologists, geomorphologists and planners who are involved in
landslides and in assessing the stability of natural slopes."
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