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Earthquake-and-landslide events are associated with more fatalities than earthquakes alone

Budimir, M.; Atkinson, P.; Lewis, H. - In: Natural Hazards 72 (2014) 2, pp. 895-914

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

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Large-scale vulnerability assessments for natural hazards

Simpson, David; Human, R. - In: Natural Hazards 47 (2008) 2, pp. 143-155

This article examines the process by which vulnerability analysis takes place at the state level for State Hazard Mitigation Plans, as required by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. The methods developed by the Center for Hazards Research and Policy Development at the University of Louisville...

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Mapping Disastrous Natural Hazards Using Global Datasets

PEDUZZI, P.; HEROLD, H. - In: Natural Hazards 35 (2005) 2, pp. 265-289

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 …

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