Life safety modelling framework and performance measures to assess community protection systems : application to tsunami emergency preparedness and dam safety management

Rapid-Onset, High-Intensity hazards such as dam failures, tsunami, flash floods, volcanic lahars, urban-wildland interface fires and industrial accidents can produce catastrophic mortality for Populations at Risk (PAR). Governments, local communities and other stakeholders can use risk management, s...

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Main Author: Johnstone, William McAdam
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43485