| Titre | Assessing the risks from natural hazard events |
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| Auteur | Wojtarowicz, M; Hastings, N ; Nastev, M |
| Source | Innovation: Journal of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC vol. 16, no. 4, 2012 p. 44  Accès ouvert |
| Liens | Online - En ligne
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| Année | 2012 |
| Séries alt. | Secteur des sciences de la Terre, Contribution externe 20120037 |
| Document | publication en série |
| Lang. | anglais |
| Media | papier |
| Formats | pdf |
| Province | Colombie-Britannique; Ontario; Québec |
| Région | North Vancouver; Ottawa; Montréal |
| Sujets | dangers pour la santé; risque sismique; risque de tremblement de terre; secousses séismiques; inondations; géologie de l'ingénieur; Santé et sécurité |
| Illustrations | cartes de localisation |
| Programme | Géoscience pour la sécurité publique Évaluation quantitative des risques |
| Diffusé | 2012 01 01 |
| Résumé | (disponible en anglais seulement)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is adapting the US Federal Emergency Management Agency's loss estimation methodology, Hazus, for use in Canada. Hazus is a
GIS-based tool that models physical damage and economic and social losses from natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods and hurricanes. NRCan, in collaboration with partners, has adapted Hazus so users can run earthquake loss assessment studies in
Canada. Potential for adaptation of the flood module is being scoped in collaboration with Public Safety Canada and Environment Canada. Hazus is being tested and validated through two case studies: North Vancouver (urban community), and the Quebec
City-Ottawa region (infrastructure corridor). One of the challenges is ensuring the accuracy of the input data: hazards, assets exposed to loss, and respective vulnerabilities. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 291405 |
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