An integrated methodology to develop a standard for landslide early warning systems

Landslides are one of the most widespread and commonly occurring natural hazards. In regions of high vulnerability, these complex hazards can cause significant negative social and economic impacts. Considering the worldwide susceptibility to landslides, it is necessary to establish a standard for ea...

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Published in:Natural hazards and earth system sciences 2016-09, Vol.16 (9), p.2123-2135
Main Authors: Fathani, Teuku Faisal, Karnawati, Dwikorita, Wilopo, Wahyu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Community
Disaster management
Disasters
Early warning systems
Economic impact
Economics
Education
Emergency communications systems
Emergency preparedness
Empowerment
Environmental risk
Geology
Hazards
Information dissemination
Landslide warnings
Landslides
Landslides & mudslides
Mapping
Methods
Researchers
Risk assessment
Risk management
Risk reduction
Vulnerability
Warning services
Warning systems
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Summary:Landslides are one of the most widespread and commonly occurring natural hazards. In regions of high vulnerability, these complex hazards can cause significant negative social and economic impacts. Considering the worldwide susceptibility to landslides, it is necessary to establish a standard for early warning systems specific to landslide disaster risk reduction. This standard would provide guidance in conducting landslide detection, prediction, interpretation, and response. This paper proposes a new standard consisting of seven sub-systems for landslide early warning. These include risk assessment and mapping, dissemination and communication, establishment of the disaster preparedness and response team, development of an evacuation map, standardized operating procedures, installation of monitoring and warning services, and the building of local commitment to the operation and maintenance of the entire program. This paper details the global standard with an example of its application from Central Java, one of 20 landslide-prone provinces in Indonesia that have used this standard since 2012.
ISSN:1684-9981
1561-8633
1684-9981
DOI:10.5194/nhess-16-2123-2016