Estimation of the regional stock of residential buildings as a basis for a comparative risk assessment in Germany

One important prerequisite for a comparable quantitative risk assessment for different types of hazards (e.g., earthquakes, windstorms and floods) is the use of a common database about and financial appraisal of the assets at risk. For damage assessments it is necessary to represent the values at ri...

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Main Authors: L. Kleist, A. H. Thieken, P. Köhler, M. Müller, I. Seifert, D. Borst, U. Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/6/541/2006/nhess-6-541-2006.pdf