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READING THE ROCKS: how we can predict landslides to keep homes safe and highways open ft. Professor Malcolm Whitworth
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In this episode of Life Solved from the University of Portsmouth, Professor Malcolm Whitworth explains engineering geomorphology!
He tells John Worsey how the team study landscapes to predict, prevent and prepare for natural hazards. Malcolm tells explains how satellite imagery allows him to study one of the world’s most important trade routes: the M-41 or Pamir Highway, which stretches across the mountainous terrain of the former silk road. A road in such conditions could be subject to erosion, landslides, earthquakes and avalanches so smart engineering and analysis is essential to keep its users safe and moving. He’s using contemporary imaging techniques and engineering knowhow to advise construction firms, planners, developers and citizens on the safest way to keep highways open and communities connected.
Points of Interest:
Malcolm Whitworth, Reader in of Engineering, Geomorphology and Natural Hazards: https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/malcolm-whitworth(0756cd77-da91-4b64-90aa-a944e656cdac).html
Disaster risk reduction along the Pamir Highway https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/projects/disaster-risk-reduction-from-landslides-along-the-m41-road-in-the-pamir-mountain-range-eastern-tajikistan(3b1feb2d-7e20-4ca6-8b10-d0521066b336).html
Ensuring the Pamir Highway is resilient to climate and disaster risk:
What is Engineering Geomorphology in the UK?
The European Space Agency, observing the earth:
http://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/ESA_for_Earth
“Everything you need to know about the Pamir Highway” for drivers and travellers:
https://againstthecompass.com/en/pamir-highway/
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