Natural-Hazards Risk Assessment for Disaster Mitigation

• Other Authors: Chiozzi, Andrea (Editor), Benvenuti, Elena (Editor), Nikolić, Željana (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; Natural disasters; tornadoes; climatology; Bayesian; risk assessment; multi hazard; seismic risk; hydraulic risk; machine learning; principal component analysis; climate change; multi-hazards; WRF-ARW; EC-Earth GCM; Greece; geographic information system; hazard assessment; river terraces; flood risk; multiple-criteria decision analysis; PROMETHEE algorithm; lateral displacement; liquefaction; Gaussian process regression; sensitivity analysis; NFIP claims; flood insurance; flood cause of loss; HURDAT; catastrophe model; seismic risk assessment; pushover analysis; vulnerability index; damage index; index of seismic risk; masonry buildings; geophysical surveying; seismic tomography; geotechnical characterization; drought SDI; SPI; linkage; propagation; Adriatic Sea; database; tsunami; meteotsunami; ArcGis; WebApp; AHP; digital elevation model; flood; GIS; target displacement; earthquake; peak ground acceleration; reinforced-concrete; pushover; coastal flooding; real-time warning system; tides; wind-generated waves; barometric pressure; mobile application; multi-hazard risk assessment; multi-criteria decision-making; PROMETHEE method; n/a
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Knowledge and awareness of the risks generated by natural hazards are essential requirements for the enhancement of communities' resilience to disasters. United Nations directives have recently pointed out the necessity of undertaking actions aimed at anticipating, managing, and mitigating disa...