GLOBAL LAND PROJECT

Toward a conceptual framework for enhancing resilience of mountain communities: A case study from Nepal


Investigator

Karen Sudmeier-Rieux, Institute of Geomatics and Risk Analysis, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

E-mail: karen.sudmeier-rieux(at)unil.ch


Abstract

The goal of this thesis is to develop a conceptual and operational framework for assessing resilience in a hill/mountain community with high risk from landslides and flooding in the Churia hills of Eastern Nepal. We will test methodologies for combining remote sensing, GIS and hazard mapping of landslides and flash flooding with socio-economic data on risk perceptions and coping mechanisms.


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Theme 1

Ph.D. project endorsed by GLP.