SP 2 - Vulnerability and risk assessment

Within sub-project SP 2, a practical assessment of hazard, vulnerability, and risk for geohazards is developed. SP 2 cooperates with the other ICG sub-projects, and studies within SP 2 includes among others:

• risk assessment for rock slopes
• slopes in clays
• snow avalanches
• rockslide-generated tsunamis

The project also emphasized risk communication and dissemination on risk assessment.

Scientific objectives and subprojects

SP 2 has the following principal objectives:

• develop a framework for the practical evaluation of hazards, vulnerability, and risk associated with geohazards
• provide tools and examples on how to do the analyses
• be at the forefront of actors in risk analysis in the geo-profession

SP 2 is divided into 5 subprojects, as shown below

1. Framework for risk assessment
2. Case studies
3. Hazard zonation, vulnerability, and losses
4. Communication on social aspects
5. Dissemination on risk assessment

National and international cooperation

• Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey
• University of Washington in Seattle, MIT (USA)
• University of British Columbia in Canada
• Universities of Bonn and Regensburg in Germany
• IIT Roorkee and Anna University in India
• GEO in the Civil Eng. Dept and HKUST in Hong Kong
• Department of Public Works, Malaysia
• EU-projects LESSLOSS, IRASMOS, FLOWSCAPE, MOVE
• Several post-docs (Italy, Australia, Canada, USA, Mexico)
• New EU project, where ICG to be the coordinator (if awarded)

Scientists affiliated with to project

Ph.D. candidates

• NTNU: Maj Gøril Glåmen Bæverfjord
• Middle East Technical University: Arzu Erener
• Laval University (2008): Ariane Locat
• University of Bologna: Marco Ranalli
• + 2 MSc students from the Mathematics Dept. of UiO

Post-docs and guest researchers

• Dr. Marco Uzielli, Italy
• Dr. Mark J. Cassidy, Australia
• Dr. Shaoli Yang, China
• Dr. Zenon Medina-Centina, USA/Mexico
• Nick Roberts, Canada