Risk Assessment and Hazard Mapping

Hazard and risk assessments are the crucial first step in disaster risk management (DRM) and the basis for formulating DRM policies. They must take into account worst-case scenarios in the event of the largest possible hazard, while recognizing tha...

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Main Authors:	Sagara, Junko, Saito, Keiko
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCIDENTS CELLS DAMAGES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTERS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES EVACUATION EVACUATION PROCEDURES EVACUATION ROUTES FIRE FIRES FLOODING FLOODS HAZARD INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE LANDSLIDES NATURAL HAZARDS NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS PHYSICAL DAMAGE POWER PLANTS PREVENTIVE ACTIONS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK EXPOSURE SAFETY STORM TRANSPORTATION TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS VOLCANIC ERUPTION WARNING WARNINGS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273314/risk-assessment-hazard-mapping http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16146

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spelling	okr-10986-161462021-04-23T14:03:27Z Risk Assessment and Hazard Mapping Sagara, Junko Saito, Keiko ACCIDENTS CELLS DAMAGES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTERS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES EVACUATION EVACUATION PROCEDURES EVACUATION ROUTES FIRE FIRES FLOODING FLOODS HAZARD INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE LANDSLIDES NATURAL HAZARDS NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS PHYSICAL DAMAGE POWER PLANTS PREVENTIVE ACTIONS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK EXPOSURE SAFETY STORM TRANSPORTATION TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS VOLCANIC ERUPTION WARNING WARNINGS Hazard and risk assessments are the crucial first step in disaster risk management (DRM) and the basis for formulating DRM policies. They must take into account worst-case scenarios in the event of the largest possible hazard, while recognizing that hazard assessments of earthquakes and tsunamis will always have their limitations and associated uncertainties. In Japan so-called hazard maps, that combine hazard information with evacuation routes and locations of evacuation centers, are effective tools for promoting evacuation procedures and risk awareness among the public. However, in the case of the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), these hazard maps, created before the event, may have given people a false sense of security by underestimating the disaster's potential impact. Hazard maps should be designed to guide and facilitate prompt evacuation. They should be easy to understand and readily available. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries. 2013-10-15T17:12:54Z 2013-10-15T17:12:54Z 2013-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273314/risk-assessment-hazard-mapping http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16146 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Japan
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topic	ACCIDENTS CELLS DAMAGES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTERS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES EVACUATION EVACUATION PROCEDURES EVACUATION ROUTES FIRE FIRES FLOODING FLOODS HAZARD INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE LANDSLIDES NATURAL HAZARDS NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS PHYSICAL DAMAGE POWER PLANTS PREVENTIVE ACTIONS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK EXPOSURE SAFETY STORM TRANSPORTATION TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS VOLCANIC ERUPTION WARNING WARNINGS
spellingShingle	ACCIDENTS CELLS DAMAGES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTERS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES EVACUATION EVACUATION PROCEDURES EVACUATION ROUTES FIRE FIRES FLOODING FLOODS HAZARD INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE LANDSLIDES NATURAL HAZARDS NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS PHYSICAL DAMAGE POWER PLANTS PREVENTIVE ACTIONS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK EXPOSURE SAFETY STORM TRANSPORTATION TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS VOLCANIC ERUPTION WARNING WARNINGS Sagara, Junko Saito, Keiko Risk Assessment and Hazard Mapping
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description	Hazard and risk assessments are the crucial first step in disaster risk management (DRM) and the basis for formulating DRM policies. They must take into account worst-case scenarios in the event of the largest possible hazard, while recognizing that hazard assessments of earthquakes and tsunamis will always have their limitations and associated uncertainties. In Japan so-called hazard maps, that combine hazard information with evacuation routes and locations of evacuation centers, are effective tools for promoting evacuation procedures and risk awareness among the public. However, in the case of the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), these hazard maps, created before the event, may have given people a false sense of security by underestimating the disaster's potential impact. Hazard maps should be designed to guide and facilitate prompt evacuation. They should be easy to understand and readily available. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Sagara, Junko Saito, Keiko
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title	Risk Assessment and Hazard Mapping
title_short	Risk Assessment and Hazard Mapping
title_full	Risk Assessment and Hazard Mapping
title_fullStr	Risk Assessment and Hazard Mapping
title_full_unstemmed	Risk Assessment and Hazard Mapping
title_sort	risk assessment and hazard mapping
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273314/risk-assessment-hazard-mapping http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16146
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