The Croatian-Japanese joint research project on landslides: Activities and public benefits

Abstract

The main activities of the research groups involved in the Croatian-Japanese joint research project on "Risk Identification and Land-Use Planning for Disaster Mitigation of Landslides and Floods in Croatia" include investigations of recent landslides using landslide monitoring, the establishment and development of early warning systems for landslides and the definition of hazard zones using a methodology for assessing susceptibility and hazards based on local geological and landslide conditions. This project is also designated as on-going IPL project 161. The final objective of the joint research is the development of risk mitigation measures that can be instituted through urban planning. Dissemination and use of the results should ensure significant benefits for the local and regional communities that are directly and indirectly threatened by landslides.