The scale and complexity of the landslide complex at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, dictate that conventional engineering solutions to the contemporary instability problems are unlikely to be cost-effective. However, there is a clear need for the local community to come to terms with the potential problems and learn to live with the landslide. To this end a number of strategies have been advanced which involve the participation of the whole community: the planning authority, developers, local builders, insurance companies, the statutory services and the general public.

  • INTRODUCTION

  • EFFECTIVE PLANNING CONTROL

  • HAZARD REDUCTION

  • IMPROVING OUR UNDERSTANDING

  • COORDINATING COMMUNITY RESPONSES

  • CONCLUSIONS - LIVING WITH LANDSLIDES

  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  • REFERENCES

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