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Displaying 15 of about 656 resultsShooter’s Hill is located in Eastern St. Andrew, approximately 6.4 km east of Kingston. The elevation of the area is approximately 50-60m above mean sea level. It lies within the Hope River Watershed Management Unit (WMU) of the Kingston Hydrologic Basin.The Water Resources Authority (WRA) was asked by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency M…
This article examines how landslide intensity can be spatially modelled as a function of how many landslides may occur per mapping unit, something which has been shown to closely correlate to the planimetric extent of landslides per mapping unit. The researchers use the relation between landslide count and planimetric extent to generate maps that predic…
This Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Educational Kit (NDRR) in Arabic has been developed with the view to enhancing the coping capabilities of disaster prone communities in the Arab States region as well as the dissemination of the technical knowledge in natural disaster reduction to build the capacities of educational institutions, students, and teache…
ISDR-Africa educational series, vol. 1, Issue 1
The book explains that a landslide occurs when the soil and rock on a hill become loose and weak. When it rains heavily, a large amount of earth can slide down the hill with great force. The soil and rock can destroy trees and bury houses.
In this Perspective, the authors characterize the market for landslide insurance prior to and following the 2015 Alaska landslide and describe four approaches that stakeholders might consider to make landslide coverage more available.Landslides pose a serious risk to lives and property in Sitka and other parts of Southeast Alaska. Although landslide ins…
This paper analyzes the root causes and the key triggering factors of the 2022 Petrópolis landslide disaster in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil by assessing the spatial relationship of landslide occurrence with various environmental factors. Rainfall data were retrieved from 1977 to 2022 (a combination of ground weather stations and the Climate Hazards Gro…
In this paper, the authors present a brief overview of machine learning (ML) techniques, provide a general summary of the landslide studies conducted, in recent years, in the three above-mentioned categories, and make an attempt to critically evaluate the use of ML methods to model landslide processes. Upon the introduction of machine learning (ML)…
This strategy document describes goals and strategic actions of a comprehensive strategy to meet key challenges to reducing the Nation’s risk from landslide hazards equitably and effectively. The document follows the direction of the National Landslide Preparedness Act (Public Law 116–323) by presenting a strategy for addressing landslide hazards, inclu…
This paper draws upon recent research in Ba Town to examine the drivers, patterns, and impacts of internal displacement linked with disasters. Disasters have triggered around 153,000 displacements in Fiji, since IDMC started systematically collecting data in 2008. Rapid urbanisation, particularly the growth of informal settlements, is increasing ex…
This study investigates the social capital features of Etanwala and Mandaramnuwara villages in Sri Lanka since the communities residing in these villages have effectively adapted to landslide disasters. Landslide disasters occur suddenly, causing multiple socio-economic burdens on developing countries. Preserving and enhancing adapting capacity of…
This study introduces a new statistical approach for quantifying the weights used in landslide susceptibility mapping and their associated uncertainty. Mitigating the impacts of landslides requires quantifying the susceptibility of different infrastructures to this hazard through landslide susceptibility mapping. The mapping requires overlaying the spat…
This article contributes to the literature by presenting insights and lessons from two case studies of unprecedented landslide-triggered tsunami risk in recently deglaciated areas that have not previously been described in the relocation literature: the unstable Svínafellsheiði slopes in south-east Iceland, and Karrat and Uummannaq Fjords in north-west…
This Thailand Disaster Management Reference Handbook offers an operational understanding of both the country’s disaster management capability and information on demographics, hazards, climate risks, organizational structure for disaster management, laws and policies, infrastructure, and other areas vital to a comprehensive disaster management knowledge…
This is an introductory guide to regional early warning systems for rainfall-triggered landslides. This guide includes an overview of data used, institutional roles, and dissemination and communication approaches. The Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) programme supports world-leading research to enhance the quality, availa…
This study investigates whether individual characteristics, risk perception, self-efficacy and perceived social support correlate with the willingness to relocate due to floods and landslides. The data were collected from 947 people residing in Gümüşhane Province (Türkiye) using a survey. In the study, a total of ten models were tested with the help of…