The Role of the Geoscientist and Engineer:
 | Landslide risk can be reduced with engineering and geoscience investigations that lead
to improved community bylaws and zoning. The British Columbia Municipal Act contains
legal requirements that deal with landslides and other hazards. |
| By geological mapping, detecting slope hazards and determining the likelihood of
landslide occurrence, geoscientists can assist engineers, developers, planners and
building inspectors in avoiding high-risk areas. Through this process, structures such as
homes, schools, hospitals, power-lines, fire stations and roads can be safely located away
from potential landslide risk areas. |
Your Role:
| Learn more about your local geology and the potential geologic hazards in your area. |
| Consult an engineer or geoscientist with relevant experience in landslide work for
advice or information on specific hazards and potentially hazardous locations. |
| Avoid activities that result in the undercutting of steep banks, and avoid the
construction of buildings near the top or base of steep slopes. Do not place fill on steep
slopes. |
| Request information and assistance from your municipal or district planner or building
inspector prior to land purchase, prior to sub-dividing, and prior to construction
applications.
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| Property damage in the Qualicum Beach area after a landslide (photo
courtesy of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks). |
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Landslides in British Columbia was originally produced as
Information Circular 1993-7 by the BC Geological Survey of the B.C. Ministry of
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources in cooperation with the B.C. Ministry of Health, the B.C.
Ministry of Transportation and Highways, the B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and
Parks, the B.C. Ministry of Forests, the B.C. Provincial Emergency Program, and with the
assistance of the Geological Survey of Canada |
Copies are available from:
Publications
Office
BC Geological Survey
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
P.O. Box 9333. Stn Prov Gov't
Victoria, B.C.
V8W 9N3
This page was updated:
March 08, 2006. |
