| Title | A flood risk assessment tool for Canada |
| Author | Hastings, N L; Nastev, M; Wagner, C; Chow, W; Rivard, J R; Struik, B |
| Source | Canadian Risk and Hazards Network Symposium, presentations; 2013 p. 1-28 |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2013 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20140058 |
| Publisher | Canadian Risk and Hazards Network |
| Meeting | Canadian Risk and Hazards Network Symposium, CRHNet; Regina; CA; November 5-8, 2013 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is related to Hastings, N L; Nastev, M;
Wagner, C; Chow, W; Rivard, J R; Struik, B; (2013). A flood risk assessment tool for Canada, Canadian Risk and Hazards Network Symposium, abstracts |
| File format | ppt |
| Subjects | hydrogeology; health hazards; floods; flood potential; hydrologic environment; coastal environment; Hazus; geological hazards |
| Illustrations | photographs; screen captures; schematic diagrams |
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| Program | Quantitative risk assessment project, Public Safety Geoscience |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The presentation is intented for risk decision makers, such as governments (municipal, provincial, federal) and critical infrastructure owners to learn
about the new research work being accomplished in the Public Safety Geoscience project, Quantifying Geohazard Risk. Current work involves adapting a software tool developed by the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency to estimate losses
from flood events. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 293965 |
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