CliRtheRoads: An Integrated Approach to Landslide Risk Management on Roads in Serbia

Abstract

In the framework of the project “Mainstreaming Climate Resilience in the Road Transportation Management in Serbia (CliRtheRoads)”, a complex mapping tool was developed to support the Government of Serbia and Public Enterprise Roads of Serbia in climate change adaptation planning and management. The software solution comprises of: a web portal for data entry and management for authorised users; a publicly available web-GIS application; a mobile GIS application; and a back-end database. This paper briefly overviews the system, focusing on the landslide data model. Therein, the main system and software solution breakthrough is automatizing the estimation of investment costs of engineering and non-engineering measures recommended at affected locations along the road network. A retrospective on its applicability and user feedback is also included. The objective was to facilitate seamless road management by providing necessary data in a simple, understandable fashion, indicating which locations on the road network have higher priority. The introduced level of automation allows easier decision-making and investment planning.