Preventive Measures

Relationship between hazard intensity and financial cost (after Bennet and Doyle,1997)

Many slope failures constitute socio-economic problems. They can damage and destroy residential, commercial properties and agricultural land. The above issue is related to environment sustainability. Threats to the environment may create a risk that affects the environment sustainability. Slope repairs are believed to contribute to sustainability. However, the cost of technology to repair the slope is more expensive than preventive measures of the slope. Bennett & Doyle (1997) studied the relationship between financial cost and hazard intensity. They observed that the cost of prevention is much lower than the damages caused by the landslides 

References

1. Rahardjo, H., Satyanaga, A., Leong, E. C. (2008). “Role of real time monitoring in slope stability.” KEYNOTE LECTURE. Proceedings of the International Seminar on Civil and Infrastructure Engineering 2008 for Environmental Sustainability. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia, 11-12 June, 1-20.
2. Bennett, M. R. & Doyle, P. (1997). Environmental geology : geology and the human environment. Chichester, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.