WP 6 Determination of socio-economic impact of natural disasters
The objective is to review data from natural disasters, wich may result from sudden events such as earthquakes, landslides and floods, which can result in ground collapse or geotechnical engineering problems and to quantify the social and economic impact. Blind spots in on-going RTD will be identified and WP 6 shall formulate recommendations for future RTD. With this workpackage Geotechnet shall contribute to the determination of priorities for future investment and to mitigate the cost caused by natural disasters.
Frans Barends Geodelft
Evert den Haan Geodelft
Daniel Durot Rincent BTP
Dinesh Patel Arup Geotechnics
Oddvar Kjekstad NGI
Göran Holm SGI
George Bakas Edrasis
Antiopi Tzirita Edrasis
Kenichi Soga Cambridge University
Scott Steedman Whitby Bird & Partner
Benno Koehorst RWS/DWW
WP-leader: Benno Koehorst - RWS
e-mail: B.A.N.Koehorst@dww.rws.minvenw.nl
For more information see
- Summary Kick-off meeting April 2002
- Workplan
- WP6 background report Living with flooding in Europe
- WP6 background report Overview of Landslide Hazards in Europe
- WP6 background report Overview of Earthquake Hazards in Europe
- WP6 draft final report, July 2005
WP 6 FINAL DOCUMENTS
- Geotechnical aspects of Natural Disasters
November 2005 (pdf 5,2 MB)