Large-scale assessment of avalanche and debris flow hazards in the Sakhalin region, Russian Federation

Ekaterina Kazakova (), V. Lobkina, Yu. Gensiorovskiy and S. Zhiruev
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Ekaterina Kazakova: Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Science
V. Lobkina: Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Science
Yu. Gensiorovskiy: Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Science
S. Zhiruev: Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Science

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2017, vol. 88, issue 1, No 12, 237-251

Abstract: Abstract We explore the challenges of avalanche and debris flow hazard assessment for urban areas exposed in the Sakhalin region. Avalanches are a threat to more than 60 settlements in the region and debris flows to more than 30. Data are provided for avalanche and debris flow events that occurred in the Sakhalin region between 1928 and 2015. In this paper, the method for the design of hazard maps for snow avalanches and debris flows is described, providing the starting point for any planning constraints in general settlement planning schemes. These maps further allow conducting an assessment of avalanche and debris flow risk within a short time period for a larger territory and at minimum cost.

Keywords: Snow avalanches; Debris flows; Hazard; Loss assessment; Risk; Mitigation; Sakhalin region (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2431-9

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