Landslide Risk
Landslide Hazard in the French-Italian Alpine Regions
Where will future landslides occur?
How big is the area affected?
When will they catastrophically slide?
Landslide hazard is a description of the susceptibility of a region
to landslides or similar ground movement phenomena including:
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Rockslides
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Rockfalls
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Ground subsidence
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Mudflows
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Undercutting and erosion of ravines
Surveillance is an important part of
landslide hazard assessment and risk management
Vulnerability
Who will be affected by the future landslides?
The Minister of the Environment has summarized the current distribution
of communes vulnerable to landslides, which includes a significant portion
of the Region PACA.
Landslide Risk
What damage will result from future landslides?
Landslide risk is a description of the risk linked to the possibility that
a landslide or other type of ground movement occurs, and the foreseen consequences
of such an event. This may involve a description of the risk to the population
as well as risk to structures .
Landslide Risk Prevention
Activities that are undertaken to eliminate or reduce the risk and the
possible effects associated with landslides.
Last modified 2-Feb-1999
Email: jh@acri.fr