of both the expected hazard (frequency and magnitude) and the vulnerability of exposed elements. This paper presents a … GIS-based methodology to produce qualitative to semi-qualitative thematic risk assessments for tephra fallout around …, concern even remote communities. To address these issues, we have assessed the vulnerability and the risk levels for five …

We present a comprehensive probabilistic hazard assessment for tephra fallout of Cotopaxi volcano (Ecuador), a … conclude that the area west of Cotopaxi is exposed to light to severe tephra fallout for the smallest eruption magnitude …

harbours, to facilitate evacuation, was investigated. A spatial relational GIS-based procedure was used to draw the territorial … system vulnerability map, depicting the zones with different capabilities to support the evacuation of residents in case of …

Geographical Information Systems(GIS), linked with remote sensing technology andtelecommunications/warning systems, have emerged … asone of the most promising tools to support thedecision-making process. Some GIS are presented fortwo volcanic areas in … Italy, Mt. Etna and Vesuvius.GIS role in risk management is then discussed, keepingin mind the different volcanic scenarios …

Geographical Information System (GIS). The intense urbanisation and dense population near Mt. Vesuvius make the area very hazardous …. Due to the large amount of available data, GIS is an essential tool to facilitate risk evaluation and constant monitoring … the GIS database and linked to each appropriate geographic unit in order to create a set of reference maps at the 1:50 000 …

from the vulnerability assessment phase of the study area (5,040 km<Superscript>2</Superscript> and 42 municipalities) are … within a GIS environment; additionally, a Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) approach was applied as an aid for the decision …-making process. Cartographic results were five vulnerability maps: (1) Total Population, (2) Land Use/Cover, (3) Infrastructure, (4 …

vulnerability of the five studied communities. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 …

In this study, the spatial characteristics of agricultural drought vulnerability in China were investigated using a GIS …-based agricultural drought vulnerability assessment model, which was constructed by selecting three agricultural drought vulnerability … indicators of agricultural drought vulnerability in China. The study showed that the distribution of seasonal crop moisture …