Disaster Risk Reduction, Hazard Assesment, and Risk Analysis
The Massive Open On-line Course (MOOC), “Disasters and Ecosystems: Resilience in a Changing Climate”, co-developed by the United Nations Environment Programme and UNIL-ISTE researcher Dr. Karen Sudmeier has reached over …
MOOC reaches 11,000 + enrollments Read More23 persons of the Risk Group participated to the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, on 13 April to 17 May 2014. This huge meeting brought together 11’837 scientists from 108 …
Risk group @ EGU 2015 in Vienna Read MoreEPIC team from the UNIL Risk Analysis group has recently carried out a field trip in Pokhara area, western region of Nepal. The purpose of the visit was to carry …
Pokhara field trip, March 2015, EPIC Nepal Project Read MoreHello to everyone, Our short course at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly entitled “Use of 3D point clouds in Geosciences: Acquisition, Processing and Applications” was very successful and we …
Short course @EGU2015 Read MoreThe Risk Analysis Group of ISTE at this very sad to announce the death of: Le Groupe Risk Analysis à l’immense tristesse de vous faire part du décès de: Jacques …
Triste nouvelle (sad news) Read MoreHello to everyone, We will be presenting a Short Course at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly. The course is entitled “Use of 3D point clouds in Geosciences: Acquisition, Processing …
SHORT COURSE at EGU2015 Read MoreWe have been invited for edit a special issue at Remote Sensing journal entitled: “Use of LiDAR and 3D point clouds in Geohazards” Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2015 …
Special Issue “Use of LiDAR and 3D point clouds in Geohazards” Read MoreIn January 2015, M. Franz and M. Jaboyedoff were invited to participate to the workshop: “Tsunamis due to subaerial and subaqueous landslides; Challenges and directions forward” in Oslo, because Martin …
Tsunamis due to subaerial and subaqueous landslides; Challenges and directions forward – Oslo / 22-23 January 2015 Read MoreA few days ago we received a phone call from the New York Times graphics editor Derek Watkins who was preparing an article on a team of two American rock-climbers …
3D point clouds in the media Read MoreLe 17 janvier 2015 dès 8h30 (ou 11h30) Image des Dents du Midi B. Matasci (COLTOP-3D) Le comité des anciens de l’institut des Sciences de la Terre de l’Université de …
Fête des Sciences de la Terre Lausannoises Read MoreThis Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) covers a broad range of topics from disaster management, climate change, ecosystem management and community resilience. How these issues are linked and how well-managed ecosystems …
Announcing “Disasters and Ecosystems: Resilience in a Changing Climate”, a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to be launched 12 January, 2015 Read MoreA team from UNIL Risk Analysis Group recently conducted a field study trip in the Pokhara area of Western Nepal, where UNIL (in collaboration with IUCN) is establishing three bio-engineering …
New weather stations and LIDAR scans in Nepal Read More