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| Titel |
Elements at risk as a framework for assessing the vulnerability of communities to landslides |
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M. Papathoma-Köhle, B. Neuhäuser, K. Ratzinger, H. Wenzel, D. Dominey-Howes |
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Artikel
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 7, no. 6 ; Nr. 7, no. 6 (2007-12-05), S.765-779 |
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250004822
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-7-765-2007.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The assessment of the vulnerability of communities prone to landslide
related disasters is a topic that is growing in importance. Few studies
discuss this issue and limited research has been carried out on the
relationship between types of landslide and their potential impact on
buildings and infrastructure. We outline a framework to undertake an
assessment of the vulnerability of buildings to landslide utilising a
similar framework used for assessing the vulnerability of buildings to
tsunami damage. The framework is based on the development of an "elements
at risk database" that takes into consideration the characteristics and use
of the buildings, their importance for the local economy and the
characteristics of the inhabitants (population density, age and so forth).
The attributes that affect vulnerability are imported and examined within a
GIS database which is used to visualise the physical, human and economic
vulnerability. The results may have important implications for disaster
management and emergency planning, and the database can be used by various
end-users and stakeholders such as insurance companies, local authorities
and the emergency services. The approach presented here can be integrated in
to a wider more detailed "Framework for Landslide Risk and Vulnerability
Assessment for Communities". We illustrate the potential of this framework
and present preliminary results from Lichtenstein, Baden Württemberg,
Germany. |
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