Dear colleagues,
we cordially invite you to submit an abstract to our session "Spatial
landslide analysis and its implementation in spatial planning" at the
IGC 2012 in Cologne, Germany, 26-30 August 2012
(http://www.igc2012.org/). The session falls within the conference's key
topic "Risks & Conflicts". Abstract deadline is December 15th, 2011, and
abstracts are limited to 3000 characters.
We welcome contributions in the broad field of spatial landslide
analysis methods and applications. Researchers and practitioners are
equally welcome. Please see the session description below for details.
We look forward to meeting you in Cologne.
Rainer Bell and Alexander Brenning
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Session: Spatial landslide analysis and its implementation in spatial
planning
Chairs: Rainer Bell & Alexander Brenning
Landslides are a major threat in mountainous areas throughout the world.
They cause significant economic damage and numerous deaths each year. To
reduce these severe consequences and prevent intensified land use in
hazardous areas in the future, landslide susceptibility and hazard maps
must be prepared and implemented in spatial planning.
Numerous questions remain open not only in landslide susceptibility and
hazard modeling but also regarding the implementation of such models
within spatial planning. The session aims at discussing
new and innovative methods of landslide susceptibility and hazard
modeling, including suitable validation tools. However, it seems that
state‐of‐the‐art landslide susceptibility maps that are optimized for
their predictive performance are not necessarily best suited for
implementation in a spatial planning context. The resulting maps need to
be optimized for particular end users, addressing the special needs of
spatial planning. This involves, for example, the consideration of
respective regulations and laws, if available, but also the choice of a
suitable cartographic representation that conveys adequate information
on susceptibility or hazard as well as model uncertainties.
Presentations are welcome that focus on spatial landslide analysis
methods or applications, either in the context of susceptibility or
hazard, using heuristic, deterministic or physically‐based models, and
on respective validation tools. Furthermore, we seek contributions on
the implementation of landslide susceptibility or hazard maps in local,
regional or national spatial planning of various environmental and
socio‐economic settings. Discussing the reasons for the successful
implementation or its failure will help to identify future research
needs related to model development, validation, and application.
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Alexander Brenning
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Department of Geography and Environmental Management
University of Waterloo
200 University Ave. W - Waterloo, ON - Canada N2L 3G1
http://www.environment.uwaterloo.ca/geography/faculty/brenning/
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Dr. Rainer Bell
Institut fuer Geographie und Regionalforschung
Universitaet Wien
Universitaetsstr. 7
A-1010 Wien
Tel.: 0043-1-4277-48654
Mobil: 0043-664-60277-48654
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