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Current Projects

Coupled Seismogenic Geohazards in Alpine Regions “COGEAR” (2008-present)

Sub-Module Leader 1a "Earthquake-triggered landsliding episodes"

COGEAR is an interdisciplinary natural hazard project partly funded by the Competence Center Environment and Sustainability within the Swiss ETH domain. The project investigates the hazard chain induced by earthquakes. It addresses tectonic processes and the related variability of seismicity in space and time, earthquake forecasting and short-term precursors, and strong ground motion as a result of source and complex path effects.

International Working Group on Natural Hazards in the Tien Shan “NATASHA” (2007-present)

Coordinator EU-INCO FP6 Specific Support Action Contract No. 026363

This international and multidisciplinary initiative on Natural Hazards in the Tien Shan mountains of Central Asia follows the recognised need for efficiently linking natural hazards research, integral risk management, and environmental protection via cooperative support activities between European, Russia, and NIS experts. In a "First Stage", we focus on hazards from slope instability. We thereby aim to contribute to sustainable development during the current transition phase in the NIS, and actively contribute to disseminating previously unavailable research results between European and Russian/NIS researchers.

Project Partners: Institute of Geospheres Dynamics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RUSSIA; Kyrgyz Institute of Seismology, Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN; Swiss Seismological Survey, ETH Zurich, SWITZERLAND; Erkudok(c) Museum Gmunden, AUSTRIA; Dip. Scienze Geologiche e Geotecnologie, Univ. Milano-Bicocca, ITALY; Scientifc Engineering Centre GEOPRIBOR, Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN.

Integral Risk Management of Extremely Rapid Mass Movements “IRASMOS” (2006-present)

Scientific Coordinator EU FP6 Specific Targeted Research Project Contract No. 018412

Rock avalanches, debris flows, and snow avalanches are extremely rapid mass movements that involve varying mixtures of water, snow, and solids. These processes pose varying degrees of risk to land use, infrastructure, and personal security in many mountainous regions. Despite increasing efforts to quantify the risk in terms of potential damage or loss of life, most previous studies have achieved partial rather than total risk solutions. IRASMOS addresses these shortcomings by reviewing, evaluating, and augmenting methodological tools for hazard and risk assessment extremely rapid mass movements.

Project Partners: Dept. of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Pavia, ITALY; CNRM Météo-France, FRANCE; University Centre for Hydrogeological Protection of Alpine Areas, Univ. of Trento, ITALY; Cemagref, FRANCE; Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, Univ. of Natural Resources and Applied Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, AUSTRIA; Section of Hydraulic and Water and Coastal Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, ITALY; Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, NORWAY.

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