alternative technical measures for natural hazard mitigation as well as with the results of a risk-based evaluation. We conclude … that the willingness to pay for avalanche protection of forests is about the same range as the collective risk related to a …

model and quantified uncertainties with a sensitivity analysis. Suitable visualization methods for the resulting spatial …

dominated by synoptic winds (thunderstorms and east-coast lows). Break-even estimates of risk reduction and adaptation cost for … adaptation is not cost-effective. It was found that this adaptation strategy can lead to risk reductions of 50–80 % at a cost of … approximately 1 % of house replacement value. If risk reduction is over 50 %, discount rate is 4 %, and there is no change of …

risk reduction approaches. This study presents an approach to transfer knowledge of an extensive multidisciplinary … scientific study on risk identification into recommendations for risk reduction strategies. The study has been conducted by means …

single hazards in isolation, and even multi-hazard risk assessment currently does not account for the interaction between …

The increased interest for categorising countries at risk calls for an improved methodology allowing comparison of … natural hazard impacts at a global level. A disaster is the intersection between a hazardous event, the elements at risk …