DIS-ALP Disaster Information System of Alpine Regions DIS-ALP powered by Means of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
DIS-ALP Disaster InformationSystem of Alpine Regions General Information Interreg IIIB Project; Duration: 3 years (2003-2006) International as well as interdisciplinary project partners: BMLFUW; Austria Forestry Lead Partner; Support in methodological matters of project management and process documentation, information systems and set up of meta databases. Special matters of flood water documentation and flood water measurements. Integration and management of matters of landuse planning and natural hazards. Archiveof data. BMLFUW; Water Austria Salzburg; Land use planning Austria Bavaria; Flood-water proofing Germany Provinz Bozen; Torrent- and avalanche Development of new tools. Italy control Provinz Trento; Torrent- and avalanche Development of new tools. Transnational cooperation Italy control in terms of flood water. Switzerland BUWAL Methodological matters and training. Slovenia Torrent- and avalanche Instruction. control
DIS-ALP Disaster InformationSystem of Alpine Regions General Information Concentration on information gaps and communication problems between different institutions involved within the range documentation of disaster events Emphasis is on Methodology Databases and Tools Instructions and Organisation Implementation
DIS-ALP Disaster InformationSystem of Alpine Regions Objectives DIS-ALP will improve the documentation process of natural hazards by sharing bilateral knowledge in order to achieve interdisciplinary results in following domains: Near-term: An intensive transnational information exchange by experts of different working fields. (practitioners of spatial planning, risk prevention, civil protection,water and torrent management, forestry and information technology). Result will be specifications for record documents regarding to natural hazards. Middle-term: A public information-platform about natural hazards. The content should clear the coherences between practical users, concerned people and official planning institutions. Relations to other recent projects like CatchRisk, NAB and Meteorisk will be shown. Long-term: Standardizing and homogenisation of natural hazard documentations for the whole alpine space. Adaptable to other mountain regions of Europe with the effect of an information exchange throughout transnational disasters.
DIS-ALP Disaster InformationSystem of Alpine Regions Method of Resolution WP System Development WP Methodology Thesaurusinput: -content wise knowledge -technical knowledge WP Instructions Thesaurus- Development Knowledge- Database Thesaurus Metadataconnection WP Tools WP Implementation Thesaurusinput: - course materials - action guidance Web-Service DIS-ALP Platform System integration practical and organizational tests: - knowledge use - new Tools -historical events
Who doesn't know his history will not be able to cope with the future
Recall Quote 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Memory rarely survives 10 years 1990 1960 1971 1924 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 Year of event 2001
HANG - Historical Analysis of Natural Disasters Assessment of possible scenarios is difficult Knowledge about previous events is indispensable Disaster documentation is a "mighty" tool Current documentation for about 10 years What's about historical events??
HANG - Historical Analysis of Natural Disasters Problems Information stored in brains and archives Quickly forgotten and/or "retired" Frequently neglected or denied in the public Data not easyly accessible Research in archives of 4 Water Management Offices in Bavaria
HAWAS: Amount of data records per WWA 29,5% (2384) 13,7% (1108) WWA Kempten WWA Weilheim WWA Rosenheim WWA Traunstein 31,9% (2582) 24,9% (2011) Total = 8.085 records
HAWAS: Types of events 79.5% (6431) Floods Debris-flows GEO Misc undeterminable 3.0% (239) 2.2% (180) 3.9% (316) 11.4% (919)
WWA Traunstein: Chronological distribution of events (1830-2004) (East) 160 140 1959 1954 2002 Amount of data records 120 100 80 60 40 1899 1920 1940 1945 1946 1949 1977 1991 1995 20 0 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Year WWA Kempten: Chronological distribution of events (1830-2004) (West) 160 140 1910 1999 Amount of data records 120 100 80 60 40 1901 1912 1954 1965 1970 1990 2002 20 0 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Year
Event Torrent Catchment Area HANG - Example
HANG - Example Preliminary Form; Will be adopted to DIS ALP results
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Limitations Descriptions sometimes not clear Localisation of damages Details missing More than one hint helpful
Benefits of data base Better understanding of processes Design of control works Tool in the discussion with the public Information of the public awareness Accessible in the internet