Modelling public risk evaluation of natural hazards: a conceptual approach
In recent years, the dealing with natural hazards in Switzerland has shifted away from being hazard-oriented towards a risk-based approach. Decreasing societal acceptance of risk, accompanied by increasing marginal costs of protective measures and decreasing financial resources cause an optimization...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/5/357/2005/nhess-5-357-2005.pdf |