Tsunamis are unpredictable and infrequent but potentially large impact natural disasters. To prepare, mitigate and prevent losses from tsunamis, probabilistic hazard and risk analysis …
The paper deals with the development of a general as well as integrative and holistic framework to systematize and assess vulnerability, risk and adaptation. The framework is a …
OD Cardona - Mapping vulnerability, 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Human development has led humankind to idealise the elements of its own habitat and environment and the possibilities of interaction between them. In spite of confused …
Raging floods, massive storms and cataclysmic earthquakes: every year up to 340 million people are affected by these and other disasters, which cause loss of life and damage to …
La concepción del riesgo y la terminología asociada a su definición no sólo ha variado con el tiempo, también ha variado desde la perspectiva disciplinar desde la cual se ha …
A comparative analysis of six vulnerability models aims to identify differences and similarities between several approaches towards understanding vulnerability. The analysis …
Abstract The Risk Management Index, RMI, proposed in this paper, brings together a group of indicators that measure risk management performance and effectiveness. These …
This book is a comprehensive guide to several aspects of risk, including information systems, disaster management, supply chain and disaster management perspectives. A …
AH Barbat, ML Carreño, LG Pujades… - Structure and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The most relevant seismic vulnerability and risk analysis methods are discussed and compared in this article using, as a pilot urban area, the city of Barcelona, Spain, where risk …