LandSlidePlan project opening

The opening of the LandSlidePlan project was held on January 24, 2020 at the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering in Zagreb.

The grand opening was attended by mr. sc. Željko Uhlir, State Secretary, who gave a welcome speech on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets Predrag Štromar. Welcoming speeches were also given by Professor Nicola Casagli, President of the Center of Competence for Hydrogeological Hazards of the State Administration for Civil Protection of the Italian Government, University of Florence, Professor Željko Arbanas from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, Assistant Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious scientific journal Landslides, and academic Igor Vlahović , Vice Dean for Science and International Cooperation from the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering.

The opening ceremony was attended by other distinguished representatives of state, regional and local administrations: Sanja Šaban, Assistant to the Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets, Davorin Oršanić, Advisor to the Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets, PhD. Lino Fučić, Advisor to the Executive Director of the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Damir Đerzić, Assistant Head, Envoy of the Mayor of Zagreb, Siniša Žulić, Mayor of Buzet, Marijan Škvarić, Mayor of Lepoglava, Damir Poljak, Mayor of Bednja, PhD. Pavle Kalinić, Head of the Office for Emergency Management of the City of Zagreb, Željka Jurković, President of the Croatian Chamber of Architects, Nina Dražin Lovrec, President of the Croatian Chamber of Civil Engineers and Assoc. dr. sc. Ivana Štimac Grandić, Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka.

The opening ceremony was attended by project researchers who presented the project to guests, scientists, experts and students. Three presentations were held on the project (Snježana Mihalić Arbanas, PhD), on the possibilities of applying new technologies for the production of landslide maps for spatial planning (Sanja Bernat Gazibara, PhD) and landslide maps for spatial planning in Primorje and Istria (Petra Jagodnik, PhD). The participants were given an informative and educational leaflet of the project.

program | informative leaflet

S. Mihalić Arbanas’s lecture | S. Bernat Gazibara’s lecture  | predavanje P. Jagodnik