Objective Rock avalanches, debris flows, and snow avalanches are landslide- and landslide-related processes, subsumed under the term extremely rapid mass movements. These processes pose varying degrees of risk to land use, infrastructure, and personal security in ma ny mountainous regions. Despite increasing efforts to quantify the risk in terms of potential damage or loss of life, most previous studies have achieved partial rather than total risk solutions. IRASMOS addresses these shortcomings by reviewing, evaluatin g, and augmenting methodological tools for hazard and risk assessment extremely rapid mass movements. Results will be synthesized in strategies proposed within the framework of an Integral Risk Management (IRM) in selected European mountain catchments, tar geted to equally address measures pertaining to landslide- and snow-avalanche disaster prevention, response, and rehabilitation. The proposed project adopts the character of a comprehensive take-up and feasibility study, recognizing fundamental problems of (a) constraints in data quality, availability, and analysis, (b) constraints in technical, logistical, and financial support, (c) integrating the synchronous or interdependent occurrence of rapid mass movements and their potential off-site and long-term e ffects in a multi-risk context. Key results include a set of IRM Best Practice Handbook for quantifying and managing total risk from rapid mass movements given possible constraints set by known environmental and administrative boundary conditions. Integrat ed critical thresholds needed for risk-oriented planning will be quantified and tested. A comprehensive catalogue of triggers and threshold conditions for extremely rapid mass movements, countermeasures, and sensitivity of hazard, vulnerability, and risk i ndicators will serve as further measures for total risk assessment, allowing customized decision-support for prevention, intervention, and rehabilitation efforts in European mountain ranges. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicinephysiotherapysocial sciencessociologygovernancecrisis management Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-2004-3.IV.1.3 - Long-term forecasting of landslides hazards and avalanches Call for proposal FP6-2004-GLOBAL-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator EIDGENOESSISCHE FORSCHUNGSANSTALT WSL EU contribution No data Address Zuercherstrasse 111 BIRMENSDORF Switzerland See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA Italy EU contribution No data Address Strada Nuova, 65 PAVIA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES METEOROLOGIQUES METEO FRANCE France EU contribution No data Address Avenue G.Coriolis 42 TOULOUSE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Belenzani 12 TRENTO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DU MACHINISME AGRICOLE, DU GENIE RURAL, DES EAUX ET DES FORETS France EU contribution No data Address Parc de Tourvoie ANTONY See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BOKU - UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN Austria EU contribution No data Address Gregor Mendel Strasse 33 WIEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italy EU contribution No data Address Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 MILANO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NORGES GEOTEKNIKSKE INSTITUT NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE Norway EU contribution No data Address Sognsveien 72 OSLO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
