Methodology for risk assessment in natural hazards (focus on landslides)

Abstract

Landslide as natural hazard -- Classification of natural hazards -- Measurement of natural hazards -- Landslide accidents -- Risk assessment approach -- Slope stability parameters -- Factor of safety -- Slope stability analysis -- Landslide causes and mitigation -- Nature related factors -- Human related factors -- Landslide mitigation -- Landslide stabilization case history -- Risk and reliability analysis in slope stability -- Uncertainty in slope analysis -- The probabilistic approach -- Methods of probabilistic calculations -- Event tree -- Example for application of probabilistic analysis (Probabilistic analysis of Swiss landslides) -- Risk assessment -- Historical recurrence of landslides -- Risk intensity -- Comments -- Case study (City of Repentigny) -- Risk assessment -- Risk evaluation.