Objective
Large landslides can cause significant long-range and long-term, i.e. up-scaling, impacts in alpine river systems such as formation and failure of landslide dams, channel occlusions, diversions, massive debris deposition, channel instability, or avulsion. Landslide dams pose several hazards to both downstream and upstream communities due to potential adverse effects from catastrophic outburst flooding and debris flow, valley-floor inundation, or excessive aggradation from landslide-derived sediment slugs. Convent ional landslide hazard assessments häva so far neglected these off-site impacts, which in many cases may cause more damage than the direct physical impact of the slope failure itself.
The proposed project addresses these shortcomings and aims to:
(a) compile a world-wide inventory on landslide dams in alpine regions spanning a wide range of environmental boundary conditions;
(b) analyse key geomorphometric and morphodynamic data to quantify the total (= compound) hazard from landslide dams; and
(c) formulate a predictive model of alpine catchment response and sensitivity to disturbance from large catastrophic landslides and episodes of rainfall- or earthquake-triggered land sliding alike.
The key methodology will consist of geomorphometric analysis of a GIS-based landslide-dam inventory compiled from existing national or regional data sets, scientific literature, technical reports, university theses, historical accounts, air photo and satellite imagery, and digital elevation data. This will be complemented by sediment budget studies of selected sites to integrate the morphodynamic history spanning formation, failure, or obliteration of landslide dams. It will further allow quantification and ranking of geomorphic off-site impacts and its integration into assessments of total hazard from landslide dams.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- humanities history and archaeology history
- engineering and technology mechanical engineering vehicle engineering aerospace engineering satellite technology
- social sciences sociology governance crisis management
You need to log in or register to use this function
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
FP6-2002-MOBILITY-5
See other projects for this call
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
FIRENZE
Italy
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.