Traditional Knowledge and Local Expertise in Landslide Risk Mitigation of World Heritages Sites

Margottini, Claudio; Spizzichino, Daniele

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-60196-6_34

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“…At that point in development, LaRiMiT included expert-assigned scores and ratings from a limited expert group for conventional mitigation measures, e.g. the measures most used and accepted by the scientific community (Margottini and Spizzichino 2020). NBS methods were not considered in this limited scoring regime.…”

Section: Abstract Landslide Risk Mitigation • Web-based Toolbox • Exp...mentioning

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Recent innovations in the LaRiMiT risk mitigation tool: implementing a novel methodology for expert scoring and extending the database to include nature-based solutions

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This paper presents recent innovations implemented in the LaRiMiT (Landslide Risk Mitigation Toolbox) webtool. These include an innovative methodology for utilising experts’ scoring of landslide risk mitigation measures directly within the decision support tool, and updating of the tool’s database over structural measures to include many nature-based solutions (NBS) for mitigating landslide risk. Landslides are a common and treacherous natural hazard, and due to the effect of climate change on the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, climate-driven landslides are expected to become more frequent. This negative trend is a driving factor for developing decision-support solutions for risk mitigation, and the LaRiMiT toolbox and the expert scoring methodology presented in this article contribute to meeting these needs. Selecting suitable structural measures is complicated due to factors such as site-specific conditions, local knowledge and resources, socio-economic constraints, and environmental considerations. LaRiMiT uses user-input attributes of site-specific slope movements combined with expert scoring of the suitability of various mitigation solutions to identify and select appropriate mitigation measures from an extensive database of structural solutions. While the LaRiMiT database initially included only conventional (grey) solutions relying on traditional methods, it has been recently expanded to include nature-based solutions (NBS), which are sustainable techniques for managing erosion and mitigating shallow landslides using vegetation and the use of natural materials. NBS and conventional solutions can also be combined to provide hybrid solutions. The proposed methodology for implementing expert scoring is dynamic and iterative, consisting of statistical pooling of experts’ scores collected via online surveys, and consolidating these into an expert scoring utility embedded in the LaRiMiT web portal engine. An initial application of this methodology has been tested by surveying a set of landslides experts, mostly in Europe, and applying it to the structural measures database in the LaRiMiT tool. Although the number of experts in this initial application is limited, dynamic updating of the scoring allows the tool to continuously improve as additional experts contribute.

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Section: Abstract Landslide Risk Mitigation • Web-based Toolbox • Exp...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent innovations in the LaRiMiT risk mitigation tool: implementing a novel methodology for expert scoring and extending the database to include nature-based solutions

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Landslide Mitigation Measures for the Conservation of the Archaeological Site of Mata Ngarau, Orongo Village (Easter Island-Chile)

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Spizzichino

Pandolfi³

2023

Springer Geology

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Rock Slope Instabilities Affecting the AlUla Archaeological Sites (KSA)

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Margottini,

Perissé Valero

et al. 2023

Progress in Landslide Research and Technology

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The paper focuses on the geomorphological processes and potential geo-hazards affecting the cultural heritage rock-cut sites of AlUla region. Its best-known site is Hegra, with more than 110 monumental tombs with elaborated façades carved directly into the sandstone rock. In addition, AlUla hosts a number of fascinating historical and archaeological sites such as its Old Town, surrounded by an ancient oasis, and Dadan, the capital of the Dadan and Lihyan kingdoms. The study is mainly aimed at investigating the local rock material, evaluating characteristics of rock masses, understanding rock degradation processes and characterizing the potential impact of slope instabilities on the conservation of cultural heritage.

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Traditional Knowledge and Local Expertise in Landslide Risk Mitigation of World Heritages Sites

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

Recent innovations in the LaRiMiT risk mitigation tool: implementing a novel methodology for expert scoring and extending the database to include nature-based solutions

Recent innovations in the LaRiMiT risk mitigation tool: implementing a novel methodology for expert scoring and extending the database to include nature-based solutions

Landslide Mitigation Measures for the Conservation of the Archaeological Site of Mata Ngarau, Orongo Village (Easter Island-Chile)

Rock Slope Instabilities Affecting the AlUla Archaeological Sites (KSA)

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