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On the nexus between landslide susceptibility and transport infrastructure – an agent-based approach
Matthias Schlögl
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Transportation Infrastructure Technologies, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Vienna, Austria
Institute of Applied Statistics and Computing, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
Staff Unit Earth Observation, Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG), Vienna, Austria
Gerald Richter
Dynamic Transportation Systems, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Vienna, Austria
Michael Avian
Staff Unit Earth Observation, Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG), Vienna, Austria
Thomas Thaler
Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
Gerhard Heiss
Environmental Impact Assessment, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Vienna, Austria
Gernot Lenz
Dynamic Transportation Systems, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Vienna, Austria
Sven Fuchs
Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
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Landslides are destructive events, threatening the integrity of land transport systems. This paper presents how road networks are vulnerable to landslides, with emphasis on the consequences for affected road users. Results show the merits of using agent-based traffic modelling to assess the impacts of road network interruptions on rural communities by providing insights into the characteristics of the population affected and the effects on its daily routine in terms of detour costs.
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