Landslide Risk Management Links

Recent work (web sites and associated publications) concerning Landslide Risk Management practices within Australia and Internationally can be found at the following links.

The Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) is a sub-group of Engineers Australia which collectively represents members interests in the fields of soil mechanics, rock mechanics and engineering geology. The AGS maintains a web site at:
http://www.australiangeomechanics.org/

In 2007, following a lengthy Landslide Risk Management (LRM) review process supported by funding from the National Disaster Mitigation Program and with the help of too many people to mention here, the AGS published three guidelines including: a Hazard Zoning Guideline and Commentary; a LRM Practice Note and Commentary: and GeoGuides for Slope Management and Maintenance. These documents, listed in the following table, can be downloaded from the AGS web link shown above, then selecting Landslide Risk Management and then selecting Downloadable documents: (click to enlarge)

Geoscience Australia (GA) has an excellent Natural Hazards Home at:
http://www.ga.gov.au/hazards/

In late 2007, GA published the Natural Hazards in Australia Report. This far ranging report covers Tropical Cyclones, Flood, Severe Storm, Bushfire, Landslide, Earthquake and Tsunami. The report can be downloaded here:
http://www.ga.gov.au/hazards/our-capabilities/case-studies/natural-hazards-in-australia-report.html/

Geoscience Australia (GA) has been undertaking a Database Interoperability project investigating means by which spatial data bases can be linked and collectively queried. As a pilot project, Landslide Inventories developed at the University of Wollongong, and Mineral Resources Tasmania have been linked via the internet to GA's own National Landslide Database. The web portal is in the early stages of development and can be found here:
http://webmap.ga.gov.au/landslides/?site=landslides

GNS Science - the New Zealand government-owned research organisation offering independent scientific and technical advice, including advice on Natural Hazards:
http://www.gns.cri.nz/Home/Our-Science/Natural-Hazards/Earth-s-Forces/Landslides

GNS Science has recently published guidelines for assessing planning policy and consent requirements for landslide prone land. These can be downloaded here:
http://www.gns.cri.nz/Home/Our-Science/Natural-Hazards/Active-Partnerships

USGS Landslide Hazards Program and particularly the USGS Landslide Hazards Program 2006-2010 5 year plan:
http://landslides.usgs.gov/nlic/about.php

USGS lead National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy - A Framework for Loss Reduction can be downloaded here:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1244/