Abstract
Assessment of Georisks and Sustainability Resource for Islands in the South Indian Ocean Region
Highlights
An analysis of the risks of natural hazards occurring in a particular region is an important element in land use planning, as well as for the implementation of the region’s sustainable development strategy
The basis for assessing georisk at the initial stage is to determine the types of geological hazards, their spatial distributions and intensities
This paper aims to investigate and assess the georisks factors and sustainability resource for territories of the Mascarene Islands, located in the southern part of the Indian Ocean
Summary
An analysis of the risks of natural hazards (georisks) occurring in a particular region is an important element in land use planning, as well as for the implementation of the region’s sustainable development strategy. The study of georisks together with the analysis of the safety of the human environment is necessary for the development and implementation of preventive measures and codes of practice with an aim to save lives in cases of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, landslides, flash floods, the effects of climate change and others. These problems are especially relevant for lowand middle-income countries, as these countries often face a high risk of death and casualties in natural disasters. An assessment of the resource of stability of the territories of the Mascarene Islands to natural influences was performed from the geotechnical point of view of the development and consequences of the most significant hazardous engineering and geological processes, with a prior expert qualitative assessment
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