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Table of Contents
Natural Disasters
Formal Definitions
Risk
Vulnerability
“The word 'vulnerability' comes from the Latin verb vulnerare,'to wound', and signifies exposure to physical or moral harm. Thus it is a hypothetical concept that only assumes a tangible reality when impact transforms it into damage.” Alexander,D.E., 2005 (p.175-176)
Susceptibility
Natural Hazard
Any natural process that poses threat to human life or property.
Natural Disaster
Warning System
Software
Courses
- CST-308
Link to Desastres Naturais
Places and News
Interview
References
Books
- Geographical Information Systems in Assessing Natural Hazard. Eds. Alberto Carrara and Fausto Guzzetti. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995.
- Landslide hazard and risk. Glade, T., Anderson, M., Crozier, M.J. Vulnerability to landslides (Chapter 5) Alexander, D.E., 2005
Google Books
Journals
Papers
Natural Disasters
- ALEXANDER, D. Natural Disasters: A Framework for Research and Teaching, Natural Disasters. Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 209–226, September 1991. Abstract
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
- 10- van Westen, C. J. , Enrique Castellanos, Sekhar L. Kuriakose. 2008. Spatial data for landslide susceptibility, hazard, and vulnerability assessment: An overview. Engineering Geology, Volume 102, Issues 3-4, 1 December 2008, Pages 112-131. Available via Capes
- van Westen, C.J. (2004) Geo - information tools for landslide risk assessment : an overview of recent developments. In: Landslides : evaluation and stabilization - glissement de terrain: Evaluation et Stabilisation : proceedings of the 9th international symposium on landslides, June 28 -July 2, 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / ed. by W. Lacerda, M. Erlich, S.A.B. Fontoura and A.S.F. Sayao. London : Balkema, 2004. ISBN: 978-0-415-35665-7. pp. 39-56. Link
- Dai, F.C., Lee C.F., and Ngai Y.Y. 2002. Landslide risk assessment and management: an overview, Engineering Geology, Volume 64, Issue 1, Pages 65-87. Link
- Carrara, A., Guzzetti,F., Cardinali, M. Use of GIS Technology in the Prediction and Monitoring of Landslide Hazard. Natural Hazards 20: 117–135, 1999 Link
- Fiorucci, F., M. Cardinali, et al. (2011). “Seasonal landslide mapping and estimation of landslide mobilization rates using aerial and satellite images.” Geomorphology 129(1-2): 59-70. Link
Rainfall Thresholds
- Guzzetti, F., S. Peruccacci, et al. (2008). “The rainfall intensity–duration control of shallow landslides and debris flows: an update.” Landslides 5(1): 3-17. Link
- Guzzetti, F., S. Peruccacci, et al. (2007). “Rainfall thresholds for the initiation of landslides in central and southern Europe.” Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics 98(3): 239-267. Link
Warning Systems
- Keefer, D. K., R. C. Wilson, et al. (1987). “Real-Time Landslide Warning During Heavy Rainfall.” Science 238(4829): 921-925. Link
Other
- Santi, P., K. Hewitt, et al. (2011). “Debris-flow impact, vulnerability, and response.” Natural Hazards 56(1): 371-402.Link