An agent based model for assessing the welfare impacts of urban disasters is presented.
This couples a population allocation algorithm with a simulation platform. The fully …

History shows that countries along the Dead Sea Transform, including Israel, have suffered
considerable destruction from strong earthquakes, and thus, a modern approach for damage …

While the direct physical effects of an urban catastrophe are relatively straightforward to
assess, indirect and long-term impact on the urban system is more circumspect. A large …

The use of casualty modeling in the field of disaster management is well established.
Nevertheless, it is currently based almost exclusively on damage to the built environment …

The Eastern Mediterranean is a tectonically complex region located in the midst of the
progressive Afro-Eurasian collision. The recent increasing geotectonic activity in this region …

We present a new approach for re-estimating an epicenter of historical earthquake using the
spatial distribution of intensity data. We use macroseismic data related to the 1927 Jericho …

The development of a damage scenario following an earthquake swarm event in high-risk
areas, such as the inland Sea of Galilee (SoG) in Israel, is critical for significantly increasing …

Assessment of landslide hazards often depends on the ability to track possible changes in
natural slopes. To that end, historical air photos can be useful, particularly when slope …

Building damage probabilities are invaluable for assessing short-term losses from natural
hazards. In many countries however, the individual building level data required for …

To work effectively, emergency management systems that deal with earthquake threats must
consider the needs of religious minority groups. Studies regarding earthquake …