MAX KADE LECTURE
Head of Geology Department of Tyrol, Austria
Dr. Gunther Heissel
presents
Living in the Shadows of the Alps:
Geologic Mass-Movements and
Their Environmental Effect
Austria, a member of the European Union, is a small country with nine federal states such as Tyrol with its 700,000 people. The state lies in the Alps and attracts millions of tourists year-round. Since only 12% are inhabitable Tyrol is the most densely populated region in Europe. Mass-movements like slope-creeping, rockslides and debris flows endanger houses and hotels, roads, and skiing areas.
The lecture focuses on the geologic and man-made reasons for these geo-hazards and explains the methods and technology that are used to minimize these risks.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2004
100 HUGEL HALL
8 PM
Sponsored by the Max Kade Foundation and the Departments of Geology, Engineering, and FLL.
For more information, please contact Profs. Malinconico (x5195), Tavakoli (x5433)
or Lamb-Faffelberger (x5255; lambfafm@lafayette.edu).