Physical vulnerability modelling in natural hazard risk assessment
An evaluation of the risk to an exposed element from a hazardous event requires a consideration of the element's vulnerability, which expresses its propensity to suffer damage. This concept allows the assessed level of hazard to be translated to an estimated level of risk and is often used...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/7/283/2007/nhess-7-283-2007.pdf |