Landslide risk: some issues that determine societal acceptance

Winter, M G; Bromhead, E. N.

doi:10.1007/s11069-011-9987-1

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“…These cost factors related to landslide repair and prevention are partly controlled by the level of public and individual risk acceptance and thus the underlying societal conditions (e.g. , Fell 1994;Finlay and Fell 1997;Bell et al 2006;Winter and Bromhead 2012). As a result of disparities in technical and adaptive standards, coping with landslides differs throughout the world.…”

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Landslide Databases as Tools for Integrated Assessment of Landslide Risk

Klose

2015

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Landslide Databases as Tools for Integrated Assessment of Landslide Risk

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“…The successful implementation of such a program requires the ability to understand public needs, a degree of innovation and willingness to adopt a problem-solving approach. As stated by Winter and Bromhead [26], willingness is a qualitative measure of risk acceptance but risk acceptance is related to risk remediation and mitigation, especially by public policies [31]. One key factor is the connection across diverse local councils in order to increase local solidarity.…”

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How to Achieve Local Resilience to Flood Risks by Increasing Solidarity: The Example of the “Syndicat Mixte” (Inter-Municipal Cooperation Structure) of the French Territory of Belfort-Montbéliard

Pech¹,

Duplan²,

Robin-Chevallier³

et al. 2016

JWARP

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This paper illustrates approaches to flooding risk governance in a territory where a high density of population corresponds to a high level of industrial activities and a significant development of transport infrastructures in a transboundary context between France, Germany and Switzerland. In the last few years, some fundamental changes in European official instructions about risks and especially about flooding risks occurred. Substantial public policy challenges remain in order to promote a broad-based resilient territory twinned with local knowledge of sustainable land management and civic participation in local governance. The survey is based on a GIS study and questionnaires with a representative panel of 235 stakeholders from the studied territory. Our statistical results demonstrate that, in spite of a deep-rooted mindset as regards flooding hazards, local population awareness of the territorial vulnerability is not related to important challenges. A hierarchical analysis of the data shows that the awareness of stakeholders is less related to the importance of risks when the territorial level decreases. It also highlights the decline of solidarity among neighbouring communities when the distance from the industrial axis increases. Greatly impacted by flooding risks, industrial activities of the regional basin are paradoxically not really perceived as common challenges. Such a case study illustrates how public policies need to be relevant to the adapted levels. Awareness of common issues is a central target to develop acceptance in order to provide an efficient framework of resilience, including willingness to pay to reduce the risk and solidarity in local development compensations. P. Pech et al.494

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“…This approach seems appropriate compared with other regions of the world where, in general, only high levels of risk to life and limb attract significant and extensive expenditure on engineered works (e.g. Anon, 2005;Hong et al, 2005;Versace, 2007;White et al, 2007;Winter and Bromhead, 2012).…”

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Landslide hazard and risk assessment on the Scottish road network

Winter

Harrison

Macgregor

et al. 2013

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnica

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A series of rainfall-induced debris flow events in August 2004 affected the Scottish road network, and at Glen Ogle 57 people were airlifted to safety. Although there were no major injuries, the social and economic impacts were significant, particularly the severance of access to and from relatively remote communities. A study was commissioned with the overall purpose of ensuring that the hazards posed by debris flows were systematically assessed and ranked, thus allowing actions at specific sites to be prioritised effectively within available budgets. The methodology used to undertake a pan-Scotland, GIS-based assessment of debris flow susceptibility is described, as is the approach taken to interpret the resulting imagery in order to establish those sections of road alignment subject to hazards. The hazard scores assigned using this approach were subsequently modified in the light of the results of site-specific inspections. The ranking of hazards based upon the potential exposure of road users to debris flow hazards and the potential socio-economic impacts is also described, and a map illustrates the locations of the highest hazard-ranking sites. The success of the system is briefly discussed in the context of subsequent events, and the approach to management and mitigation is outlined. IntroductionThe widely reported Scottish debris flow events of August 2004 were caused by rainfall substantially in excess of the norm, with some areas experiencing over three times the 30-year monthly average, and storm intensities of up to around 150mm/h (Winter et al., , 2006(Winter et al., , 2009a.Long-lasting and intense rainfall led to a large number of landslides, in the form of debris flows, in the hills of Scotland. Critically, some of these affected important parts of the major road network (Figure 1) linking not only towns and cities but also smaller, remote communities. Notable events occurred at the A83 between Glen Kinglas and to the north of Cairndow (9 August), the A9 to the north of Dunkeld (11 August), and the A85 at Glen Ogle (18 August) (Figure 2).Although there were no major injuries, 57 people were taken to safety by helicopter after being trapped between the two main debris flows on the A85 in Glen Ogle. However, the real impacts were social and economic, particularly the severance of access to and from relatively remote communities. The A83, carrying up to 5000 vehicles per day (all vehicles two-way, 24 h annual average daily traffic, AADT), was closed for slightly in excess of a day; the A9 (carrying 13 500 vehicles per day) was closed for 2 days prior to reopening, initially with single-lane working under convoy; and the A85 (carrying 5600 vehicles per day) was closed for 4 days. The traffic flow figures are for the most highly trafficked month of the year (July or August). Minimum flows occur in either January or February, and are roughly half those of the maxima, reflecting the importance of tourism and related seasonal industries to Scotland's economy. Substantial disruption was thus experienced by...

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Landslide risk: some issues that determine societal acceptance

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Landslide Databases as Tools for Integrated Assessment of Landslide Risk

Landslide Databases as Tools for Integrated Assessment of Landslide Risk

How to Achieve Local Resilience to Flood Risks by Increasing Solidarity: The Example of the “Syndicat Mixte” (Inter-Municipal Cooperation Structure) of the French Territory of Belfort-Montbéliard

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Landslide risk: some issues that determine societal acceptance

Cited by 47 publications

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How to Achieve Local Resilience to Flood Risks by Increasing Solidarity: The Example of the “Syndicat Mixte” (Inter-Municipal Cooperation Structure) of the French Territory of Belfort-Montb&#233;liard

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How to Achieve Local Resilience to Flood Risks by Increasing Solidarity: The Example of the “Syndicat Mixte” (Inter-Municipal Cooperation Structure) of the French Territory of Belfort-Montbéliard