landslide management using geospatial technology (lmgt)

CONCLUSIONS1. In terms of landslide hazards, the resulted LHM of Kota Kinabalu areasuggests that 10% of the area can be categorised as Very Low Hazard, 16%as Low Hazard, 14% as Moderate Hazard, 48% as High Hazard and 12% asVery High Hazard. Whereas, in terms of landslide risks, the LRM indicatesthat 14% of the area is in Very Low Risk zone, 10% in Low Risk zone, 52%in Medium Risk zone, 22% in High Risk zone and 2% in Very High Riskzone. Areas with low degree of landslides hazard does not mean have thelow risk to experience landslides, and vice-versa.2. The benefit of a LMGT is to provide insight and options for decision-makingin practical problems. The benefits includes: It encourages a rational, systematic approach for assessing the safety of slopes, and aframework to put uncertainties and engineering judgment into a system and allowscomparison of hazards and risks for different slopes. It focuses attention or what happens if the slope fails and liabilities and responsibilities ofthe parties involved and provides an open and transparent process on the nature and keycontributors of risk and uncertainty for discussion with the regulators, owners, stakeholders,etc. (Fell et al., 2005). It increases awareness of the need to consider uncertainties, and insight on what can gowrong and their potential consequences.