History and Background
As the global population continues to increase, our society is becoming increasingly vulnerable to various types of geohazards, such as landslides, debris flows, soil liquefaction, sinkholes and ground settlement. Effective characterization, assessment, and mitigation of these hazards are important tasks for the sustainability of human beings. Nevertheless, geohazards are complex natural or artificial phenomena that are associated with significant amounts of uncertainties. In recent years, risk analysis has emerged as an effective tool to assess and manage geohazards with explicit consideration of the uncertainties involved, and has been increasingly adopted in different countries and regions.
Despite these advances, the effective management of geohazards still faces numerous challenges, including: (1) Efficient and effective identification of diverse geohazards across extensive regions; (2) Quantification of uncertainties associated with geological conditions, geotechnical models, soil parameters, and environmental loads amidst limited data availability; (3) Assessment of the likelihood of different types of geohazards in the face of these uncertainties; (4) Assessment of the vulnerabilities of various types of elements at risk due to geohazards; (5) Evaluation of the direct and indirect consequences of geohazards; (6) Enhancement of the resilience of elements at risk against geohazards?
The complexity of these unresolved issues limits the application of risk analysis for geohazard management. Therefore, the need for a joint global effort to develop innovative solutions is apparent, necessitating the establishment of an academic platform to promote research and practical initiatives related to georisk assessment and resilience enhancement.
Aims and Perspectives
The missions of the Committee on Georisk Assessment and Mitigation are to: (1) Assemble a global community of talents who are passionate about contributing to research and practical applications of georisk management; (2) Facilitate communication of the latest research findings and best practices related to georisk assessment and mitigation; (3) Advocate for the research and application of risk analysis for geohazards management and resilience enhancement; (4) Create educational resources focused on georisk assessment and mitigation; (5) Organize conferences and other academic activities centered on georisk assessment and management; (6) Review and promote the state of the art of theories and methodologies in systematic prevention and control of geo-disasters.
Chair:
Hong-Hu Zhu, Dr. Prof., Nanjing University, China
Jie Zhang, Dr. Prof., Tongji University, China
Secretary-General:
Yang Yu, Dr., Associate Prof., Zhejiang University, China
Dao-Yuan Tan, Dr., Associate Prof., Nanjing University, China
Pei-Yuan Lin, Dr., Prof., Sun Yat-sen University, China
Advisory Board:
Jian-Bin Peng, Dr., Prof., Academician, Chang'An University, China
Kok Kwang Phoon, Dr., Prof., Academician, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Bin Shi, Dr., Prof., Nanjing University, China
Hong-Wei Huang, Dr., Prof., Tongji University, China
Jian-Hua Yin, Dr., Chair Prof., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
Committee Members:
Ali Khodam, Dr., Lecturer, Arak University of Technology, Iran
Ankit Garg, Dr., Associate Prof., Shantou University, China
Behzad Fatahi, Dr., Associate Prof., University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Biao Li, Dr., Associate Prof., Concordia University, Canada
Chang-Dong Li, Dr., Prof., China Univ. of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Chao Shi, Dr., Assistant Prof., Nanyang Technological Universit, Singapore
Dong-Sheng Xu, Dr., Prof., Wuhan University of Technology, China
Gang Cheng, Dr., Associate Prof., University of Emergency Management, China
Gordon Gongdan Zhou, Dr., Prof., Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Huafu Pei, Dr., Prof., Dalian University of Technology, China
Ioannis E. Zevgolis, Dr., Assistant Prof., National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Kaushal Raj Gnyawali, Dr., University of British Columbia, Canada
Lei Gao, Dr., Prof., Hohai Univeristy, China
Lei Wang, Dr., Assistant Prof., University of Cincinnati, USA
Lihui Li, Dr., Prof., Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , China
Maria Ferentinou, Dr., Senior Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Mingliang Zhou, Dr., Associate Prof., Tongji University, China
Mohammad Azarafza, Dr., Senior Researcher, University of Tabriz, Iran
Narala Gangadhara Reddy, Dr., Assistant Prof., Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, India
Naveen BP, Dr., Associate Prof., Amity University Haryana, India
Ping Shen, Dr. Assistant Prof., University of Macau, China
Wenping Gong, Dr., Prof., China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China
Wu Zhu, Dr., Prof., Chang'An University, China
Zhan, Weiwei, Dr., Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Zhijun Wu, Dr., Prof., Wuhan University, China
Zhongkai Huang, Dr., Assistant Prof., Tongji University, China
Zhongqiang Liu, Dr., Senior Researcher, NGI, Norway
Secretaries:
Yong Kong, Dr., Post-doctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
Ding-Feng Cao, Dr., Associate Prof., Sun Yat-sen University, China
All interested members are welcome to join!
Links to the related events:
(1) Training Course on 2023 Scientific Observation and Prevention of Reservoir Geological Hazards, 19-20 June 2023, Fengjie, Chongqing, China
(2) 1st International Symposium on Georisk Assessment and Mitigation & 2nd Innovation Forum on Intelligent Monitoring in Geoengineering, 26-28 January 2024, Nanjing, China
• First Announcement: Download the flyer of the First Announcement.
• Final Program：Download the Program.