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INTEGRATING FORESTS IN THE ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ROCKFALL RISKS: EXPERIENCES FROM RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN THE ALPS (2012)
The protective effect of forests against rockfall cannot be neglected in risk management. This is, of course, under the condition that a considerable slope length in the transit area is forested and that a tree diameter distribution which can provide sufficient resistance against the falling rocks is present.We present a short review of rockfall forest research and describe results of the full-scale rockfall experiments on non-forested and forested slopes. Further, we briefly explain the rockfall model Rockyfor3D, the rapid rockfall-protection-forest assessment tool, the advantages of airborne laser scanning for forest mapping, examples of cost-benefit studies on rockfall protection forests in the Alps, as well as an
example of eco-engineering in rockfall protection forests.
Reference:
Landslides and engineered slopes: protecting society through improved understanding. Taylor and Francis Group, London: pp 117 – 127.
Landslides and engineered slopes: protecting society through improved understanding. Taylor and Francis Group, London: pp 117 – 127.
Organization:
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Bern, Switzerland
Switzerland
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Bern, Switzerland
Switzerland
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