Will the risk of rainfall-induced landslides change?
The Tools in Bin 2.3 provide background on rainfall-induced landslide processes and demonstrate a method of estimating future landslide risk.
Tool 2.3: Overview of landslide tools
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- A brief overview of Tools 2.3.1 to 2.3.5.
Tool 2.3.1: General information on the causes of rainfall-induced landslides
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- A general introduction to the causes of rainfall-induced landslides.
Tool 2.3.2: Collection and analysis of historical landslide information and data
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- Describes in generic terms the datasets needed to calculate the probability of a rainstorm-induced landslide occurring at any point in New Zealand and the specific datasets used for a study in Wellington to assess the rainfall-induced landslide hazard.
Tool 2.3.3: Modelling present-day and future landslide potential
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- Describes a generic methodology that can be used to calculate the probability of a rainstorm-induced landslide occurring at any point in New Zealand.
Tool 2.3.4: Mapping the landslide hazard
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- Presents the results of applying the Probabilistic Rainfall-Induced Landslide Hazard Model (PRILHM) methodology described in [Tool 2.3.3] to produce hazard maps for a range of rainfall conditions.
Tool 2.3.5: Linkages to risk assessment, adaptation options and decision tools
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- This tool identifies the next stages in an assessment of rainfall-induced landslide impacts due to climate change.