Risk Management and Implementation Handbook : Report on the communication and implementation of risk management tools, methods and procedures in the PARAmount test beds (Work Package 8) : PARAMOUNT - imProved Accessibility: Reliability and security of Alpine transport infrastructure related to mountainous hazards in a changing climate : PARAmount is supported by means of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

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The Alpine Space is well served with high-level transport infrastructure. In case of temporary disruption of these traffic networks, local alternative routes are seldomly available and large-scale detours are necessary. Due to rising traffic frequency, damage potentials are increasing. In a globalised Alpine Space, prospering economy depends more and more on permanent connectivity and just-in-time transport relations. However, for historic reasons transport lines do not comply with today s security considerations and are exposed to a wide range of natural hazards. In addition to the immediate casualties following the impact of natural hazards (loss of life, damage to material assets), the disruption may cause indirect socio-economic costs for the local population and the industry, transport or service sector.
The EU-funded project PARAmount (imProved Accessibility: Reliability and security of Alpine transport infrastructure related to mountainous hazards in a changing climate) therefore aimed at improving hazard and risk management strategies for infrastructure protection by the adaptation of existing tools and development of novel ones, as well as practices with a focus on infrastructure-relevant issues, especially with regard to the potential impact of climate change. The thorough initial state-of-the-art analysis of natural hazards management covered the accessibility constraints and potentials, considering risk perception and information requirements of decision-makers. Based on this cross-sectoral analysis, existing natural hazard management tools were adapted to the special requirements of transport infrastructure protection. Easy-to-use models were tested and implemented in the selected regional test beds, taking into account regional risk situations, existing management systems and the legal and institutional framework. The results were evaluated and used to improve and develop Decision Support Systems (DSS), serving as a basis for efficient decision-making in the pilot regions.
The Risk Management and Implementation Handbook (RMIH) provides a concise summary of the implementation of these risk management tools, methods and procedures within the project PARAmount. It therefore offers the reader a condensed overview of the entire project and a comparable evaluation of the activities carried out on the local, regional, national and transnational scale. It addresses scientists and practitioners alike from the field of natural hazard management, who specialise in infrastructure-related issues. Since a strong focus of PARAmount was laid on actively involving institutions responsible for managing, operating and maintaining infrastructure, this handbook aims at facilitating to bridge the gap between science and practice.
This handbook is structured in such a way that allows the reader to follow and understand the implementation process within PARAmount. It provides an initial overview of the institutional and legal framework in all five countries, represented by the 13 institutions in PARAmount, and outlines the context of the implementation process. The current state of risk management of infrastructure in particular and the respective legal framework in a more general sense, are also highlighted. This allows a direct comparison of the test beds in PARAmount with regard to accessibility and vulnerability to natural hazards (Chapter 1). The reader is furthermore provided with a very concise summary of the aims and results regarding the development and application of the tools/methods/procedures in PARAmount (Chapter 2), which are further evaluated in detail in the course of a SWOT analysis (Chapter 3). Hotspots were defined on several spatial levels (local, regional and national) as a result of the implementation process and were linked to the corresponding recommendations to suggest potential improvements of the status quo (Chapter 4). The document reaches its conclusion by issuing guidelines for regional risk governance processes (Chapter 5), as well as agreed regional action plans, which conclude the implementation process and form the final step in facilitating the transferability of these best practice examples (Chapter 6). Each chapter provides a transnational synthesis. This handbook is closely linked to other deliverables in PARAmount (e.g. Decision Support Guidelines and Guidelines for Operative Tools), providing the practical implementation and application of the technical results described in the guidelines.
1 Country and test bed survey ; Introduction ; Austria M Institutional and legal framework for natural hazard management in Austria ; Austrian test bed Stanzer Valley ; France. ; Institutional and legal framework for natural hazard management in France ; Location of test beds and overview of the objectives ; Manival ; St Antoine ; Southern French Alps ; Italy ; Institutional and legal framework for natural hazard management in Italy ; Location of the Italian test beds in PARAmount ; Brenner/ Brennero ; Rolle Pass ; Cortina/Fiames ; Susa Valley ; Slovenia ; Institutional and legal framework for natural hazard management in Slovenia ; Posočje ; Koroška Bela ; Switzerland ; Institutional and legal framework for natural hazard management in Switzerland ; Sedrun/Tujetsch ; Transnational test bed summary ; Implementation of the aims, tools/methods/procedures and results in the PARAmount test beds ; Stanzer Valley (Austria) ; Aims ; Tools/methods/procedures ; Main results ; Conclusion ; Manival, Southern French Alps & St. Antoine (France) ; Aims in PARAmount ; Tools/methods/procedures ; Main results ; Conclusion ; Brennero/Brenner, Rolle Pass (Dolomites), Cortina/Fiames, Livinallongo (Rio Chiesa) & Upper Susa Valley (Italy) ; Aims in PARAmount ; Tools/methods/procedures ; Main results ; Conclusion ; Posočje & Koroška Bela (Slovenia) ; Aims in PARAmount ; Tools/methods/procedures ; Main results ; Conclusion ; Sedrun/Tujetsch (Switzerland) ; Aims in PARAmount ; Tools/methods/procedures ; Main results & discussion ; Transnational aims, tools/methods/procedures and results ; Transnational SWOT analyses of tools/methods/procedures developed and implemented in test beds ; Damage-potential/vulnerability assessment tools/methods/procedures ; Hazard potential tools/methods/procedures ; Debris flow ; Rockfall ; Avalanche ; Risk assessment tools/methods/procedures ; Hazard early warning tools/methods/procedures ; Decision-support tools/methods/procedures ; Identification of hazard hotspots and recommendations ; Stanzer Valley (Austria) ; Derivation of potential hazard hotspots ; Recommendations for potential hazard hotspots ; Southern French Alps & St Antoine (France) ; Derivation of hazard hotspots ; Recommendations for hazard hotspots ; Brennero/Brenner & Rolle Pass (Dolomites) (Italy) ; Derivation of hazard hotspots ; Recommendations for hazard hotspots ; Posočje & Koroška Bela (Slovenia) ; Derivation of hazard hotspots ; Recommendations for hazard hotspots ; Guidelines for regional risk governance processes (‘marketing strategy’) for higher acceptance of risk-minimising measures ; Institutions directly involved in regional and local decision-making ; Prevention ; Preparation ; Intervention ; Institutions dealing with natural hazards on a broader administrative or research-oriented level & infrastructure providers ; BMLFUW/ÖBB/BFW ; PUH/UL ; IRSTEA ; Transnational summary of guidelines ; Proposal for regional action plans with high (political) acceptance ; Which actions are proposed for improving monitoring/surveying? ; K BMLFUW/ÖBB/BFW ; PAB ; PAT ; ARPAV ; ARPAP; PUH/UL ; IRSTEA ; Which actions are proposed for improving the assessment of risks/hazards? ; BMLFUW/ÖBB/BFW ; PAT ; ARPAP; PUH/UL ; IRSTEA ; Which actions are proposed for improving the capitalisation of the tools/methods/procedures with regard to hazard & risk? ; BMLFUW/ÖBB/BFW ; PAT ; ARPAP; PUH/UL ; IRSTEA ; What are the main future challenges in the test beds? ; BMLFUW/ÖBB/BFW ; PAT ; ARPAV ; ARPAP; PUH/UL ; IRSTEA