Geohazard Management in the Transport Sector
Geohazards can result in significant loss of human life as well as cause extensive damage to infrastructure. The magnitude and frequency of geohazard events ranges from earthquakes and tsunamis to landslides and flash floods. In the most severe cas...
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okr-10986-117082021-04-23T14:02:56Z Geohazard Management in the Transport Sector Muzira, Stephen Humphreys, Martin Pohl, Wolfhart ACCELERATION AIR BANKS BLASTING BRIDGE BRIDGES CAGES CARRIAGEWAY CATCHMENT CATCHMENT AREA CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS COLOR COMMUTERS CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION DAMS DISASTER DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DRAINAGE DRAINS EARTHQUAKES EMBANKMENTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY PLANS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ENGINEERING ENGINEERS EROSION EXCAVATION EXTRACTS EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FALLING FLOOD FLOODING FLOODS FRAMEWORK FREEZING GAUGE HAZARD HAZARDS HEAVY RAIN HEAVY RAINFALL HIGHWAYS ICE INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INJURY INSURANCE IRRIGATION JOINTS LAND TRANSPORT LAND USE LANDSLIDE LANDSLIDES LEAKAGE LOADING MASS MOTION NATURAL HAZARD NATURAL HAZARDS NOISE PERMEABILITY PIPES PRECAST CONCRETE PRECIPITATION RAILWAY RAIN REINFORCEMENT RESERVOIRS RETAINING STRUCTURES RETAINING WALLS RISK ANALYSES RISK ANALYSIS RISK ASSESSMENT RIVERS ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORKS ROAD USERS ROADS ROADS & HIGHWAYS ROCK AVALANCHES ROUTE ROUTES ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RUNOFF RUNOFF FLOW SAFETY SATURATION SAVINGS SCHISTOSITY SHEAR SHOTCRETE SLAB SLIDING SURFACE SNOW SPEED SPREADING STIFFNESS STORMS SYNTHETICS TERRAIN TOPOGRAPHY TOPSOIL TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LIGHT TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TSUNAMIS TUNNEL VEGETATION VEHICLES VELOCITY VIBRATION WARNING SYSTEM WARNING SYSTEMS WATER CONTENT WATER PRESSURE WATERSHED WEATHERING WIND WIRE Geohazards can result in significant loss of human life as well as cause extensive damage to infrastructure. The magnitude and frequency of geohazard events ranges from earthquakes and tsunamis to landslides and flash floods. In the most severe cases involving the low frequency but more intense geohazards like earthquakes or tsunamis, the primary concern, ex ante, is on the minimization of the potential loss of life and property, damage to infrastructure, and ensuring continuity in the functionality of public and private services. In the higher frequency, lower impact, geohazards, such as landslides, flash floods, and rock fall, proper planning remains vital, but is often overlooked in transition and developing economies. In the transport sector, proper planning for this category of geohazards can realize significant savings in construction costs, avoiding cost over-runs, repair costs and costly delays, and subsequent maintenance costs. This technical note provides a summary of the typology of geohazards, prospective mitigation measures, and current practices in managing geohazards. It also outlines some key recommendations to facilitate improved management of geohazards in the transport sector. 2012-08-13T15:47:46Z 2012-08-13T15:47:46Z 2010-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/12806072/geohazard-management-transport-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11708 English Transport Notes Series; No. TRN 40 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia |
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ACCELERATION AIR BANKS BLASTING BRIDGE BRIDGES CAGES CARRIAGEWAY CATCHMENT CATCHMENT AREA CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS COLOR COMMUTERS CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION DAMS DISASTER DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DRAINAGE DRAINS EARTHQUAKES EMBANKMENTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY PLANS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ENGINEERING ENGINEERS EROSION EXCAVATION EXTRACTS EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FALLING FLOOD FLOODING FLOODS FRAMEWORK FREEZING GAUGE HAZARD HAZARDS HEAVY RAIN HEAVY RAINFALL HIGHWAYS ICE INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INJURY INSURANCE IRRIGATION JOINTS LAND TRANSPORT LAND USE LANDSLIDE LANDSLIDES LEAKAGE LOADING MASS MOTION NATURAL HAZARD NATURAL HAZARDS NOISE PERMEABILITY PIPES PRECAST CONCRETE PRECIPITATION RAILWAY RAIN REINFORCEMENT RESERVOIRS RETAINING STRUCTURES RETAINING WALLS RISK ANALYSES RISK ANALYSIS RISK ASSESSMENT RIVERS ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORKS ROAD USERS ROADS ROADS & HIGHWAYS ROCK AVALANCHES ROUTE ROUTES ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RUNOFF RUNOFF FLOW SAFETY SATURATION SAVINGS SCHISTOSITY SHEAR SHOTCRETE SLAB SLIDING SURFACE SNOW SPEED SPREADING STIFFNESS STORMS SYNTHETICS TERRAIN TOPOGRAPHY TOPSOIL TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LIGHT TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TSUNAMIS TUNNEL VEGETATION VEHICLES VELOCITY VIBRATION WARNING SYSTEM WARNING SYSTEMS WATER CONTENT WATER PRESSURE WATERSHED WEATHERING WIND WIRE |
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ACCELERATION AIR BANKS BLASTING BRIDGE BRIDGES CAGES CARRIAGEWAY CATCHMENT CATCHMENT AREA CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS COLOR COMMUTERS CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION DAMS DISASTER DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DRAINAGE DRAINS EARTHQUAKES EMBANKMENTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY PLANS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ENGINEERING ENGINEERS EROSION EXCAVATION EXTRACTS EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FALLING FLOOD FLOODING FLOODS FRAMEWORK FREEZING GAUGE HAZARD HAZARDS HEAVY RAIN HEAVY RAINFALL HIGHWAYS ICE INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INJURY INSURANCE IRRIGATION JOINTS LAND TRANSPORT LAND USE LANDSLIDE LANDSLIDES LEAKAGE LOADING MASS MOTION NATURAL HAZARD NATURAL HAZARDS NOISE PERMEABILITY PIPES PRECAST CONCRETE PRECIPITATION RAILWAY RAIN REINFORCEMENT RESERVOIRS RETAINING STRUCTURES RETAINING WALLS RISK ANALYSES RISK ANALYSIS RISK ASSESSMENT RIVERS ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORKS ROAD USERS ROADS ROADS & HIGHWAYS ROCK AVALANCHES ROUTE ROUTES ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RUNOFF RUNOFF FLOW SAFETY SATURATION SAVINGS SCHISTOSITY SHEAR SHOTCRETE SLAB SLIDING SURFACE SNOW SPEED SPREADING STIFFNESS STORMS SYNTHETICS TERRAIN TOPOGRAPHY TOPSOIL TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LIGHT TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TSUNAMIS TUNNEL VEGETATION VEHICLES VELOCITY VIBRATION WARNING SYSTEM WARNING SYSTEMS WATER CONTENT WATER PRESSURE WATERSHED WEATHERING WIND WIRE Muzira, Stephen Humphreys, Martin Pohl, Wolfhart Geohazard Management in the Transport Sector |
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Geohazards can result in significant
loss of human life as well as cause extensive damage to
infrastructure. The magnitude and frequency of geohazard
events ranges from earthquakes and tsunamis to landslides
and flash floods. In the most severe cases involving the low
frequency but more intense geohazards like earthquakes or
tsunamis, the primary concern, ex ante, is on the
minimization of the potential loss of life and property,
damage to infrastructure, and ensuring continuity in the
functionality of public and private services. In the higher
frequency, lower impact, geohazards, such as landslides,
flash floods, and rock fall, proper planning remains vital,
but is often overlooked in transition and developing
economies. In the transport sector, proper planning for this
category of geohazards can realize significant savings in
construction costs, avoiding cost over-runs, repair costs
and costly delays, and subsequent maintenance costs. This
technical note provides a summary of the typology of
geohazards, prospective mitigation measures, and current
practices in managing geohazards. It also outlines some key
recommendations to facilitate improved management of
geohazards in the transport sector. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Muzira, Stephen Humphreys, Martin Pohl, Wolfhart |
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Muzira, Stephen Humphreys, Martin Pohl, Wolfhart |
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Muzira, Stephen |
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Geohazard Management in the Transport Sector |
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Geohazard Management in the Transport Sector |
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Geohazard Management in the Transport Sector |
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Geohazard Management in the Transport Sector |
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Geohazard Management in the Transport Sector |
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geohazard management in the transport sector |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/12806072/geohazard-management-transport-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11708 |
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