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Entwicklung eines Frühwarnsystems für Rutschungen in den tropischen Anden (Medellín, Kolumbien)
Author(s) -
Thuro Kurosch,
Singer John,
Menschik Bettina,
Breuninger Tamara,
Gamperl Moritz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
geomechanics and tunnelling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1865-7389
pISSN - 1865-7362
DOI - 10.1002/geot.201900071
Subject(s) - settlement (finance) , human settlement , warning system , geography , population , early warning system , landslide , archaeology , geology , seismology , engineering , telecommunications , business , sociology , demography , payment , finance
The Inform@Risk project aims to develop a cost‐effective but sufficiently accurate, easy‐to‐maintain early warning system (EWS) for informal settlements on the margins of large cities, adapted to tropical climatic conditions in South American mountain regions. This EWS will be implemented on the outskirts of the Bello Oriente district in Medellín. The area is characterized by an elevation of around 2,000 m, a medium slope inclination of 20° to 30° and deeply weathered crystalline rocks, which are particularly sensitive to shallow landslides during heavy precipitation. In addition to the development of a geo‐sensor network with complex data integration and real‐time evaluation, the main focus of the project is the social integration of the EWS both with the municipal authorities, which are going to take over the system after completion of the three‐year project, and with the population living in the settlement. This report describes the project and the specifications of the EWS and presents first results from the field work.