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Science-practice nexus for landslide surveying: technical training for local government units in Indonesia

The Indonesian archipelago is prone to various geological hazards on an almost day to day basis. In order to mitigate disaster risk and reduce losses, the government uses its unique setup of ministerial training institutions. The Centre for Development of Human Resources in Geology, Mineral and Coal...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2017-02, Vol.56 (1), p.12003
Main Authors: Alam, A L, Hespiantoro, S, Dyar, D, Balzer, D, Kuhn, D, Torizin, J, Fuchs, M, Kastl, S, Anhorn, J
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Summary:The Indonesian archipelago is prone to various geological hazards on an almost day to day basis. In order to mitigate disaster risk and reduce losses, the government uses its unique setup of ministerial training institutions. The Centre for Development of Human Resources in Geology, Mineral and Coal offers different level of technical training to local governments in order to provide them with the necessary means to understand geological hazards, mitigate risks, and hence close the gap between local and national governments. One key factor has been the continuous incorporation of new scientific knowledge into their training curricula. The paper presents benefits and challenges of this science-practice nexus using the standardised landslide survey as one example where mobile technology has been introduced to the training just recently.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/56/1/012003