Debris flows are natural processes that cause considerable economic loss and sometimes
also casualties. The motion of the debris flow is influenced by both solid and fluid forces …

Landslides are one of the most destructive hazard processes that cause tremendous loss of
lives and damage to the built environment. As a crucial part of disaster risk management …

To prepare for upcoming extreme events, decision makers, scientists and other stakeholders
require a thorough understanding of the vulnerability of the built environment to natural …

In Portugal landslides caused 237 fatalities and> 1600 displaced people in the period 1865–
2015. Spatial distribution and temporal patterns of slope instability can be related with a …

The assessment of the physical vulnerability of elements at risk as part of the risk analysis is
an essential aspect for the development of strategies and structural measures for risk …

As the number of reported natural disasters resulting in casualties and damages increases
worldwide, assessing vulnerability of the built environment represents a fundamental step …

Different slope geohazards have different causal mechanisms. This study aims to propose a
method to investigate the decision-making mechanisms for the susceptibility of different …

Abstract The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) connects southwest China and
runs through Pakistan, a regional connectivity framework. However, priority construction of …

This study focuses on the physical vulnerability of buildings to flash floods using an indicator‐
based methodology. A physical vulnerability index (PhVI) that combines intrinsic …

Vulnerability assessment, as a component of the consequence analysis, represents a
fundamental stage in the risk assessment process because it relates the hazard intensity to …