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Gabriela M Medero

Dr Gabriela Medero, director of the Geotechnical Laboratory at Heriot-Watt University, is a geotechnical and geo-environmental engineer with over 19 years of research experience on thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils, its interaction with infrastructures/buildings and application to practical problems in geotechnical systems.

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Commentary/Hillside communities learn to mitigate landslide risks

Every year landslides cause loss of life and damage to property in Colombia. People in informal urban settlements are particularly exposed. With support from local government, researchers, and others, they can understand – and work to mitigate – such risks.