Himachal Pradesh, India, has seen an exponential increase in rainwater-triggered landslides over the past decade. This study explores local perspectives on landslide risk and investigates the use of virtual reality to measure risk perception from a physiological standpoint. Community interviews and surveys revealed clear gaps in existing risk mitigation programs, and virtual reality showed potential for use in future risk management. The results suggest that the current risk mitigation plan could benefit from the development of a crowd-sourced landslide alert application to assist in the effective dissemination of lifesaving landslide warnings and government aid as well as further development of the virtual reality tool for simulated early warning system testing and landslide risk education.

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Creator

• Rosenberger, Matthew
• Itty, Nathaniel
• Sirsiwal, Shivangi

Subject

• Environment
• Infrastructure
• Innovation
• Sustainability
• Computing
• Culture
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121983
• E-project-042924-094948

Palabra Clave

• Landslides
• Indigenous Knowledge
• Himachal Pradesh
• Himalayas
• Risk Awareness
• Virtual Reality

Advisor

• Kumar, Uma T.
• Sphar, Jefferson Alex

Year

• 2024

Center

• Mandi, India Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Dr. Venkata Uday Kala, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
• Dr. Varun Dutt, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2024-04-29

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-042924-094948

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificación

• 2024-05-20