Second world landslide forum: putting science into practice - abstract book
Available online: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/second-world-landslide-forum-putting-science- [...]
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Event: Second world landslide forum (3-9 October 2011; Rome, Italy)
Published by: UN/ISDR ; 2011This abstract book of the Second World Landslide Forum reviews 29 sessions addressing: landslides and land-use systems, food security, wild fires, extreme weather, GIS applications developments, socio-economic impact, transportation network and lifelines, policies, urban risk reduction, early warnings and emergency plans, training and capacity development, tsunami, cultural heritage, and seismic landslide hazard analysis. It asserts that incoming climatic changes urge appropriate policies to face the new challenges posed by hydrometeorological hazards. The Forum was held in Rome on 3-9 October 2011.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)
Tags: Capacity development ; Geographical Information System (GIS) ; Early warning systems ; Landslide ; Case/ Case study ; Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) 
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