This paper presents a review of existing multi-risk assessment concepts and tools applied by
organisations and projects providing the basis for the development of a multi-risk …

Many areas of the world are prone to several natural hazards, and effective risk reduction is
only possible if all relevant threats are considered and analyzed. However, in contrast to …

Worldwide, there is a need to enhance our understanding of vulnerability and to develop
methodologies and tools to assess vulnerability. One of the most important goals of …

Efficiently reducing natural hazard risks requires a thorough understanding of the costs of
natural hazards. Current methods to assess these costs employ a variety of terminologies …

The aim of this paper is to discuss a number of issues related to the use of spatial
information for landslide susceptibility, hazard, and vulnerability assessment. The paper …

The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and
disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary …

The quantification of risk has gained importance in many disciplines, including landslide
studies. The literature on landslide risk assessment illustrates the developments which have …

In this contribution it is argued that the current challenge in flood damage research consists
in developing a better understanding of the interrelations and social dynamics of flood risk …

The world has experienced an increasing impact of disasters in the past decades. Many
regions are exposed to natural hazards, each with unique characteristics. The main causes …

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assets fixed, 81, 82, 254, 255f, 264 Hong Kong example, 118 market value, 337–339, 338t …