Towards an empirical vulnerability function for use in debris flow risk assessment
In quantitative risk assessment, risk is expressed as a function of the hazard, the elements at risk and the vulnerability. From a natural sciences perspective, vulnerability is defined as the expected degree of loss for an element at risk as a consequence of a certain event. The resulting value is...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2007-08-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/7/495/2007/nhess-7-495-2007.pdf |