The increasing frequency of natural disasters in Europe is indicative of a clear need for action in the field of risk management. In the future, integrated strategies will play a central role in the sustainable protection of the Alpine region.The goal of NAB is to achieve intensive cooperation between the various disciplines and administrative levels in order to develop an innovative land use management regime targeted at sustainable risk mitigation for natural hazards. The project will produce a transnational procedure combining the different sectoral risk assessment methods in place in the various regions. A general area assessment of the effects of site, vegetation cover,and land use on protection against flooding, erosion and mudslides will serve to develop harmonised handbooks and maps for transnational action in support of the protection-based management.An Internet-supported information system will provide general access to project data and will also serve as the basis for a transnational knowledge network. Application of the resulting process by public administrations will constitute practical implementation of the project results for the authorities.