La concepción del riesgo y la terminología asociada a su definición no sólo ha variado con
el tiempo, también ha variado desde la perspectiva desciplinar desde la cual se ha …

Remote sensing data and methods are widely deployed in order to contribute to the
assessment of numerous components of earthquake risk. While for earthquake hazard …

This chapter stresses the need for a paradigm shift from quantification and analysis of the
hazard to the identification, assessment and ranking of vulnerabilities. It underlines the …

Risk has been defined, for management purposes, as the potential economic, social and
environmental consequences of hazardous events that may occur in a specified period of …

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 …

Performing the most up-to-date and accurate vulnerability assessment is key to an effective
earthquake disaster management. In cities like Istanbul (Turkey) with a high rate of urban …

Vulnerability is the capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from the impact of
natural disasters. Floods add to the distressed conditions of the poor and vulnerable people …

This paper describes the Hurricane Disaster Risk Index (HDRI), a composite index
developed to compare the risk of hurricane disaster in US coastal counties. Analogous to a …

Disaster risk management is a development strategy that is notably attracting the increasing
concern of policymakers and the general public due to the current emphasis on various …

The seismic risk evaluation usually works with a fragmented concept of risk, which depends
on the scientific discipline in charge of the assessment. To achieve an effective performance …