2nd PROJECT WORKSHOP

MONITORING AND ANALYSES FOR DISASTER MITIGATION

OF LANDSLIDES, DEBRIS FLOW AND FLOODS

Croatia – Japan project on

15-17 December, 2011. Faculty of Civil Engineering

University of Rijeka Dukićeva bb

RIJEKA, CROATIA

Risk Identification and Land – Use Planning for

Disaster Mitigation of Landslides and Floods in Croatia

WORKSHOP BROCHURE

2

nd Project Workshop

of the Croatia-Japan Project on:

“Risk Identification and Land-Use Planning for Disaster Mitigation of Landslides and Floods in Croatia”

MONITORING AND ANALYSES FOR DISASTER MITIGATION OF LANDSLIDES, DEBRIS FLOW AND

FLOODS

Rijeka, 15-17 December 2011

About the project

The project ‘Risk identification and Land-Use Planning for Disaster Mitigation of Landslides and Floods in Croatia’ was launched in 2008 when it was selected for the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREP), a research program under the auspices of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The Research Center for Natural Hazards and Disaster Recovery at Niigata University, together with the Disaster Prevention Research Institute of Kyoto University (DPRI) and the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL), a non-profit organization, are Japanese partner institutions on the project. Three Croatian universities, the University of Split (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture), the University of Zagreb (Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering and Faculty of Agriculture), the University of Rijeka (Faculty of Civil Engineering), and Croatian Geological Survey are Croatian partner institutions in the project. The project involves collaborative research conducted in Japan and Croatia to evaluate hazard and mitigate landslides and flood risks in Croatia. Key objectives of the project are the preparation of hazard maps and development of guidelines for application in urban planning on the basis of risk evaluation. The project aims to contribute to sustainable development through appropriate land use in Croatia. It covers the areas around three cities where three partner universities are located, namely, Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, Rijeka, a port city, and Split, whose historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Researchers from Japan, together with Croatian researchers carry out the following investigations and analyses: 1) aerial photo and satellite image interpretation, 2) geodetic and geotechnical monitoring of landslides, 3) continuous monitoring of sediment flows in torrents, 4) investigation of physical and mechanical properties of soils and rocks, 5) landslide susceptibility and hazard zonation, 6) establishment of early warning systems, and 7) risk mitigation through the system of urban planning. That is a five-year project involving about 15 researchers from Japan. Workshop participants

This workshop is intended for Japanese and Croatian project participants and scientist and experts from neighboring countries of Croatia who are involved in research of natural phenomena (landslides and flash floods) aimed at mitigation of related hazard and risk. The workshop is an outstanding opportunity for scientist in the fields of hydrotechnical, geotechnical and geological engineering, risk management and hydraulics to share and increase knowledge through presentations of their work and research. Guest scientists are invited from European countries in the region. All workshop participants will have opportunity to present their experience in 10-15 minute oral presentations and to submit extended abstracts to be published in workshop proceedings.

Organizing institutions:

Croatian organizing institutions:

University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering

University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture

Croatian Geological Survey

Croatian Hydrological Society

Japanese organizing institutions:

Niigata University

International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)

Kyoto University, Disaster Prevention Research Institute(DPRI)

Support organization:

Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (MZOŠ)

Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Croatian Waters

Organizing committee:

Chairmen:

Hideaki MARUI, Project Leader, Niigata University

Nevenka OŽANIĆ, Deputy Project Manager, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering;

President of Croatian Hydrological Society

Members:

Ognjen BONACCI, Project Manager, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering and

Architecture

Ivica KISIĆ, Croatian Project Coordinator, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture

Kyoji SASSA, Leader of WG 1, International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)

Željko ARBANAS, Leader of WG 1, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Yosuke YAMASHIKI, Leader of WG 2, Kyoto University, DPRI

Snježana MIHALIĆ, Leader of WG 3, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and

Petroleum Engineering

Snježana KNEZIĆ, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Ivan VRKLJAN, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Željko MIKLIN, Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb

Structure of the workshop

The objective of the Second Workshop will be to familiarize the scientific environment with previous results of the Project, with an emphasis on observations of the landslides debris flow and floods, as well as exchanging experiences with scientists from neighboring countries. For the first day of Workshop are planed presentations of project participants related with activities regarding the Project, while for the second day is scheduled for presentations of scientists from neighboring countries (Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Italy) with emphasis on their experience in (local) investigating areas (landslides, debris flows, floods, flooding, monitoring, identification of hazards and risks). Field trip is planned for the last (third) day of Workshop.

Workshop participants – Project members

Japanese members

Hideaki MARUI, Project Leader, Leader of WG 3, Niigata University

Gen FURUYA, Niigata University

Hideaki KOMIYAMA, JICA Project Coordinator, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Toyohiko MIYAGI, Tohoku-Gakuin University

Naoki WATANABE, Niigata University

Osamu NAGAI, International Consortium of Landslides

Chunixiang WANG, Niigata University

Naoko KIMURA, Kyoto University

Croatian members

Nevenka OŽANIĆ, Deputy Project Manager, Leader of WG 2, University of Rijeka , Faculty of

Civil Engineering

Željko ARBANAS, Leader of WG 1, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Snježana MIHALIĆ, Leader of WG 3, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and

Petroleum Engineering

Ivan VRKLJAN, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Čedomir BENAC, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Barbara KARLEUŠA, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering; Secretary of Croatian

Hydrological Society

Josip RUBINIĆ, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Vanja TRAVAŠ, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Nevena DRAGIČEVIĆ, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Sanja DUGONJIĆ, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Petra ĐOMLIJA, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Vedran JAGODNIK, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Nino KRVAVICA, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Martina VIVODA, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Elvis ŽIC, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Igor RUŽIĆ, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Predrag MIŠČEVIĆ, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy

Aleksandar TOŠEVSKI, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum

Engineering

Laszlo PODOLSZKI, Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb

Željko MIKLIN, Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb

Jasmina MARTINČEVIĆ, Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb

Goran VLASTELICA, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and

Geodesy

Darija BILANDŽIJA, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture

Workshop participants – Guest experts

Albania

Ylber MUCEKU, Institute of Geoscience, Polytechincs University, Tirana

Mentor LAMAJ, Albanian Geological Survey, Tirana

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sabid ZEKAN, University of Tuzla

Hamid BEGIĆ, Federal Geological Survey, Sarajevo

Neđo ĐURIĆ, Technical Institute Bijeljina

Toni NIKOLIĆ, Federal Geological Survey, Sarajevo

Dragan MITROVIĆ, The Republic Survey for Geological Reserches of the Republic of Srpska,

Zvornik

Cvjetko SANDIĆ, The Republic Survey for Geological Reserches of the Republic of Srpska,

Zvornik

Croatia

Davor VRSALJKO, Croatian Natural History Museum, Zagreb

Robert ŽUPAN, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy

Boris GUBERINA, City of Zagreb, Zagreb

Branko KORDIĆ, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy

Sanja BERNAT, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering

Italy

Laura TURCONI, National Research Council (CRN), Research Institute for Geo-hydrological

Protection (IRPI), Turin

Catalin PETREA, National Research Council (CRN), Research Institute for Geo-hydrological

Protection (IRPI), Turin

Iolanda IANNICELLA, Tele-Rilevamento Europa, Milano

Simona ALBERTI, Tele- Rilevamento Europa, Milano

Japan

Shinji YAMAGUCHI, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Yoshifumi HARA, Japan Sabo Association

Kosovo

Halil QELA, Trepca-under PAK Administration, Mitrovica

Ahmet BYTYCI, Kosovo Energy Corporation J.S.C., Prishtina

Macedonia

Ivan MINCEV, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, faculty of Forestry Skopje

Serbia

Svetozar MILENKOVIĆ, The Highway Institute, Belgrade

Biljana ABOLMASOV, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mining and Geology

Slovenia

Matjaž MIKOŠ, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering

Jošt SODNIK, Water Economics Company, Kranj

Venue

The Workshop will be held at the Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Rijeka (http://www.gradri.uniri.hr/), which is placed at the University Campus on Trsat (http://www.uniri.hr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=71&Itemid=19&lang=en).

Trsat is part of the city of Rijeka, Croatia. It has a historic castle or fortress in a strategic

location and several historic churches. Trsat is a steep hill, 138 m high, rising over the gorge of the Rječina river, about a kilometer away from the sea. It was strategically significant from the earliest times right up to the 17th century. Today it is a major Croatian Christian pilgrimage center and home to a statue of pilgrim Pope John Paul II. (http://www.trsat-svetiste.com/panorame.htm# ).

Field trip to the Grohovo Landslide and National Park Plitvice Lakes is scheduled on the 17.

December 2011.

The Grohovo Landslide, the largest active landslide along the Croatian part of the Adriatic

coast, is located on the north-eastern slope of the Rječina valley. During 19th and 20th century a lot

of instabilities on the Rječina valley slopes were occurred. The last complex landslide was

reactivated in December 1996 and about 1x106 m3 were moved down the slope and buried the

Rječina river-bed. In 2009 the Croatian-Japanese joint research project “Risk identification and

Land-Use Planning for Disaster Mitigation of Landslides and Floods in Croatia” was initiated and the

Grohovo Landslide was chosen as a pilot area for monitoring system development. A comprehensive

monitoring system was designed and installation of monitoring equipment started in March 2011 and

it will be completed to the end of 2011. Integrated monitoring system will be consisted of survey

using GPS and robotic total station, so as geotechnical monitoring. Plitvice Lakes (http://www.np-

plitvicka-jezera.hr/en/index.php) are Croatia's first National park established in 1949 that covers

296.85 km2 of breathtaking natural splendor becoming with it the largest among the eight national

parks of the country. Ranging in altitude from 367 m (Koranski most) to 1279 m (Seliški vrh) above

sea level. The park was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1979, in recognition of its

"outstanding natural beauty and undisturbed production of travertine (tufa) through chemical and

biological action". The park represents a phenomenon of karst hydrograph and the water resources

in such areas are commonly the most sensitive components of nature. Due to the cold winter period

and the possibility of snow at the mentioned locations, warm clothing and footwear are

recommended.

Workshop instructions

Extended abstract submission

All participants should submit extended abstract (3-4 pages) until beginning of the

workshop. Proceedings of extended abstract will be published after the workshop.

Accommodation

All participants that have submitted application form will be accommodated in the Hotel Continental

(http://www.jadran-hoteli.hr/continental/index_en.php) in the center of Rijeka that consists of 65 rooms

and 4 suites most of which are offering a great view on the Rječina River and the old town centre.

Accommodation will be made on the basis of information from confirmation letter for each participant.

For additional information about reservation please contact nevena.dragicevic@gradri.hr.

Key dates

Extended abstract submission 15 December 2011 Workshop dates 15 – 16 December 2011 Field excursion 17 December

Prepared by Nevenka Ožanić, Nevena Dragičević, Ivana Sušanj & Vanja Travaš