Título del libro: Assessing Landslide Frequency For Landform Hazard Zoning Purposes
Título del capítulo: Towards Landslide Instrumentation and Monitoring in Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico
RICARDO JAVIER GARNICA PEÑA; IRASEMA ALCANTARA AYALA;
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Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2014
Palabras clave:
Community-based early warning system; Instrumentation; Landslide; Monitoring
Resumen:
Early warning systems have become very important for disaster risk reduction, and in different parts of the world landslide monitoring has contributed to disaster prevention in the last few years. In Mexico, there are two major institutions in charge of landslide monitoring: the National Centre for Disaster Prevention (CENAPRED) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Based on the expertise of both institutions, slope instrumentation and monitoring has been set up in the municipality of Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico. The municipality of Teziutlán has been severely affected by landslides for more than five decades. Special attention has been given to this type of hazard after an event in 1999. Extreme precipitation triggered hundreds of landslides in the region and more than a hundred people died in a single event. Lithologic units of the area comprise nonconsolidated volcanic deposits, which are highly susceptible to landslides during the rainy season. The final aim of this research is the implementation of a community-based early warning system, in which the participation of the local population will be essential. In this paper, we introduce the design, instrumentation and monitoring system developed for an unstable slope situated in one of the most affected areas of Teziutlan. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014. All rights reserved.
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ISBN:
9783319049991
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Springer International Publishing Nombre de la publicación:
Towards Landslide Instrumentation and Monitoring in Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico
Página inicial:
113
Página final:
116
