Geologically-Driven Migration of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War—A Feature Focusing on the Western Balkans

dc.creatorBaselt, Ivo
dc.creatorSkejic, Adis
dc.creatorZindovic, Budo
dc.creatorBender, Jens
dc.date2024-04-10T01:49:03Z
dc.date2024-04-10T01:49:03Z
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-17T21:14:52Z
dc.date.available2024-07-17T21:14:52Z
dc.identifier10.3390/geosciences13060178
dc.identifier20763263
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/10693
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/9509757
dc.descriptionLandmines and explosive remnants of war are still present in the Western Balkans and remain a deadly legacy of the hostilities at the end of the 20th century. Over the years, several incidents have occurred in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Serbia, and in Croatia where intact ordnance has caused injuries and fatalities. Floods, torrential flows, and gravitational mass movements pose a particular threat. Landmines and explosive remnants of war are mobilized and displaced into previously uncontaminated areas. We first discuss the historical and technical background of this hazardous situation. We then show which hydro-morphological processes are responsible for the mobilization and displacement. We then illustrate how a prediction of the likely contaminated areas can be obtained. We show that the problem can only be tackled using a stochastic-deterministic model. However, for the eventual development of risk-hazard maps, preliminary work using laboratory experiments and field surveys is required. The article, therefore, proposes a novel approach to the problem in an international research project. The aim would be to produce risk-hazard maps that can be used by elected decision-makers, administrative authorities, and emergency personnel in affected municipalities. © 2023 by the authors.
dc.descriptionUniversity of the Bundeswehr Munich
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectabandoned explosive ordnance
dc.subjectBosnia and Herzegovina
dc.subjectCroatia
dc.subjectexplosive ordnance
dc.subjectexplosive remnants of war
dc.subjectflood
dc.subjectimprovised explosive device
dc.subjectlandmine
dc.subjectlandslide
dc.subjectSerbia
dc.subjectstochastic-deterministic model
dc.subjectunexploded ordnance
dc.subjectWestern Balkan
dc.titleGeologically-Driven Migration of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War—A Feature Focusing on the Western Balkans
dc.typeArticle


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