Partner 3 : CNR-IRPI, Perugia, Italy

Role

The Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica nell’Italia Centrale (CNR-IRPI) will play a major role in WP2 and WP5. A subcontract will be let to an independent engineer who will provide expertise for the development of a GIS-based web system for disseminating project results.

Experience

The CNR-IRPI Institute in Perugia is one of the leading research institutions for regional landslide hazard assessment in Italy. The Perugia group has extensive experience in landslide mapping at different scales and in different physiographic environments, acquisition of relevant thematic information from aerial photograph interpretation and field survey, interpretation of landslide hazard assessment using multivariate statistical techniques, use of historical information on natural catastrophes to assess landslide and flood hazard, use of GIS for thematic data storage and analysis, and production and use of high quality digital elevation models for geomorphological research. Geologists at IRPI are currently working with the Lombardy Region Geological Service and with the Umbria Region Planning Office in preparing landslide inventory and hazard maps at various scales, and devising methodologies for the proper application of such maps.

Personnel

The team will consist of two senior researchers and the subcontracted engineer.