Natural Hazards

  1. Hazard Assessment and Risk Analysis
    1. Hazard Identification and Characterization
      1. Hazard Inventory Development
        1. Historical Hazard Analysis
          1. Paleohazard Studies
            1. Hazard Magnitude-Frequency Relationships
            2. Vulnerability Assessment
              1. Physical Vulnerability
                1. Structural Vulnerability
                  1. Infrastructure Vulnerability
                    1. Lifeline System Vulnerability
                    2. Social Vulnerability
                      1. Demographic Factors
                        1. Socioeconomic Factors
                          1. Cultural Factors
                            1. Institutional Capacity
                            2. Economic Vulnerability
                              1. Direct Economic Losses
                                1. Indirect Economic Losses
                                  1. Business Interruption
                                  2. Environmental Vulnerability
                                    1. Ecosystem Vulnerability
                                      1. Species Vulnerability
                                        1. Habitat Fragmentation
                                        2. Vulnerability Indices and Mapping
                                        3. Risk Assessment Methods
                                          1. Qualitative Risk Assessment
                                            1. Risk Matrices
                                              1. Expert Judgment
                                                1. Scenario-Based Assessment
                                                2. Quantitative Risk Assessment
                                                  1. Probabilistic Risk Assessment
                                                    1. Monte Carlo Simulation
                                                      1. Fault Tree Analysis
                                                        1. Event Tree Analysis
                                                        2. Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment
                                                          1. Hazard Interactions
                                                            1. Cascading Effects
                                                              1. Compound Events
                                                              2. Dynamic Risk Assessment
                                                                1. Temporal Risk Variations
                                                                  1. Climate Change Considerations
                                                                2. Geographic Information Systems in Hazard Assessment
                                                                  1. Spatial Data Management
                                                                    1. Hazard Mapping Techniques
                                                                      1. Overlay Analysis
                                                                        1. Spatial Modeling
                                                                          1. Web-Based Risk Communication
                                                                          2. Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis
                                                                            1. Sources of Uncertainty
                                                                              1. Uncertainty Quantification
                                                                                1. Sensitivity Analysis Methods
                                                                                  1. Decision Making Under Uncertainty

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