The Importance of a Dedicated Monitoring Solution and Communication Strategy for an Effective Management of Complex Active Landslides in Urbanized Areas

Daniele Giordan, Aleksandra Wrzesniak and Paolo Allasia
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Daniele Giordan: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy
Aleksandra Wrzesniak: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy
Paolo Allasia: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-20

Abstract: Over the last decades, technological development has strongly increased the number of instruments suitable for landslide monitoring. For large landslides, monitoring systems are organized in complex and multi-instrumental networks aimed at controlling several representative physical variables. The management of these networks is often a complicated task that must consider technological aspects, data-sets processing, and results publication. We developed a new hybrid system focused on capturing and elaborating data-sets from monitored sites and on disseminating monitoring results to support decision makers. With respect to other available monitoring solutions, we emphasized the importance of technological aspects and a correct communication strategy, which represents the last fundamental step for a correct use of collected data. Monitoring results are often published in a difficult and not user-friendly way because they are intended for technicians with adequate background. Such an approach may be inefficient, especially during emergencies, when also non-expert people are involved. Additionally, this system consists of early warning application, which integrates a threshold-based approach and a failure forecasting modeling. The presented approach represents a possible improvement for a more sustainable management of active landslides that could have a strong impact on population and infrastructures in particular in highly urbanized areas.

Keywords: landslide monitoring; early warning; emergency management; dissemination; urbanized areas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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