Quantitative vulnerability assessment for torrent processes
Abstract
In risk assessment, risk is expressed as a function of the probability of occurrence of a hazardous process, the exposed elements at risk and their vulnerability. With respect to mountain hazards, the assessment of processes has been subject to extensive research during the last decades, in particular concerning torrent events. However, studies on the elements at risk, in particular concerning their economic value, evolved only recently. Thus, information on the vulnerability of elements at risk in dependence on process intensities is hardly available so far; moreover, the few existing approaches do not suggest a substantiated quantitative methodology. The objective of the project is to close this gap for torrent processes by the development of quantitative vulnerability functions applicable in alpine countries.
keywords torrent processes vulnerability risk assessment
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Project staff
Sven Fuchs
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Sven Fuchs
sven.fuchs@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-87117
Project Leader
01.10.2008 - 30.09.2011