| Title | Risk assessment from natural hazards: NRCan's quantitative risk assessment project |
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| Author | Nastev, M |
| Source | 2013 International critical infrastructure protection (CIP) and space weather workshop
; 2013 p. 1-10 |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20130036 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Meeting | 2013 International critical infrastructure protection & space weather workshop; Ottawa; CA; March 11-12, 2013 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | engineering geology; environmental geology; Health and Safety; earthquake risk; earthquakes; floods; storms; health hazards; modelling |
| Illustrations | histograms; flow charts; photographs |
| Program | Public Safety Geoscience Quantitative risk assessment |
| Released | 2013 01 01 |
| Abstract | While Canada is exposed to a variety of natural hazards, most risk and emergency managers presently lack the necessary tools and guidance to adequately undertake rigorous risk assessments. Recently,
Natural Resources Canada - NRCan has adopted Hazus, a standardized methodology for estimating potential losses from natural hazards developed by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency - FEMA (fema.gov/hazus), as one of the best practice methods
for risk assessment. By natural hazards are understood hazards such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. The methodology comprises three major components: hazard, assets at risk (inventory), and vulnerability. The natural hazard component is
defined with the spatial distribution of its intensity over the study area and over a given period of time; the assets at risk consider the build environment, infrastructure and population vulnerable to the given hazard; whereas the vulnerability
reflects the susceptibility to hazard impacts - negative effects and is defined with expected degree of physical damage, and social and economic losses. This technical note reports the typical features of the Canadian version of the Hazus model and
resumes ongoing activities and potential challenges in implementing this model in Canada. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
While Canada is exposed to a variety of natural hazards, most risk and emergency managers presently lack the necessary tools and guidance to adequately
undertake rigorous risk assessments. Recently, Natural Resources Canada - NRCan has adopted Hazus, a standardized methodology for estimating potential losses from natural hazards developed by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency - FEMA.
Considered natural hazards are earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. The methodology comprises three major components: hazard, assets at risk (inventory), and vulnerability. The natural hazard component is defined with its intensity over a given
period of time; the assets at risk consider the build environment and population; whereas the vulnerability is defined with expected degree of damage, social and economic losses. This note reports typical features of the Canadian Hazus version and
resumes ongoing activities and potential challenges in implementing this model in Canada. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 292548 |
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