Disaster Risk Reduction, Hazard Assesment, and Risk Analysis
The Swiss Alps, despite their breathtaking beauty, can hide many dangers such as structural instability. These can be caused by open fractures and ruptures resulting in a scree of several …
Tetiana Sheremet: The 1991 Randa rockslide slope stability modeling in 2D&3D Read More
In Switzerland, the canton of Valais is one of the cantons most affected by natural hazards such as debris flows, landslides or rockslides. In January 2018, a landslide of about …
Justine Chaubert: Les divers processus de l’éboulement du Ban du For Read More
The canton of Valais in Switzerland is heavily affected by debris flows. In 2018 and 2019, the village of Chamoson was affected by these destructive phenomena. These debris flows caused …
Joëlle Jeltsch: Processus et aléas des laves torrentielles du bassin versant de Chamoson (Valais, Suisse) Read More
As part of the management of risks arising from slope instabilities, the acquisition of interferometric radar (InSAR) datas offer an attractive and relatively inexpensive solution. As this science is evolving, …
Delphine Bossuat Pahud: Evaluation de la fiabilité de l’interférométrie radar satellitaire pour la gestion du risque de glissement de terrain (Vallée d’Aoste, Italie) Read More
Le recul des falaises normandes est un processus multifactoriel et constitue un aléa important pour ces régions côtières. Ce travail s’inscrit dans la continuité des projets visant à établir une …
Maxime Mignot : Etude de l’influence des systèmes structuraux dans l’effondrement des falaises de Haute-Normandie : analyse structurale et modèles analogiques. Read More
In the south of Switzerland, the canton Ticino corresponds to the transition from a pre-Alpine to a fully Alpine setting. It is exposed to great number of natural hazards, including …
Amalia Gutiérrez : Geological, geometrical, and statistical analysis of landslides and rockfalls listed in Ticino during the last 20 years Read More
Rockfalls and mass movements in the Mont Blanc Massif (MBM) are increasing due to climate change and can affect humans, mountaineering routes, infrastructures, and nearby villages. Monitoring high mountain rock …
Joëlle Hélène Vicari : Rock instability hazard in high mountain area: the example of the Brenva spur (Mont Blanc massif) Read MoreHello, my name is Shobhana Lakhera I have started my PhD at the Risk Group, Institute of Earth Sciences, UNIL. I have a background of Remote Sensing and GIS with …
Shobhana Lakhera Read MoreField investigation for gravitational slope deformation at Bedretto, Ticino, Switzerland – which was interrupted for three years due to the pandemic, was done between 27 September 2022 and 8 October …
Bedretto field survey 2022 Read More(24/8/2022) Summer time was a great time for doing monitoring fieldwork. This project is part of the project “ Stability study of the northern slope along the RD 1091“, a …
La Grave Fieldwork 2022 Read More