EGU General Assembly 2007

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	Quick Search Title + Author Title Author Abstract Number Schedule Number Natural Hazards Meteorological Hazards Hydrological Hazards Landslide Hazards Volcanic Hazards Sea and Ocean Hazards Snow Avalanches and Glacial hazards Other Hazards (e.g. karst topography, heavy-metal contamination, asteroid impacts, ...) Multidisciplinary Approaches for Risk Assessment, Mapping, Disaster Management and Mitigation Strategies Historical Information, Databases and Dating Techniques for Natural Hazards and Risk Assessment New Technologies for Natural Hazards and Risk Assessment Programme Groups Great Debates Union Symposia Educational Symposia Atmospheric Sciences Biogeosciences Climate: Past, Present, Future Cryospheric Sciences Energy, Resources and the Environment Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology Geodesy Geodynamics Geomorphology Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems Hydrological Sciences Isotopes in Geosciences: Instrumentation and Applications Magnetism, Palaeomagnetism, Rock Physics & Geomaterials Natural Hazards Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences Ocean Sciences Planetary and Solar System Sciences Seismology Soil System Sciences Solar-Terrestrial Sciences Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology Tectonics and Structural Geology Medal Lectures EGU Short Courses Keynote Lectures Townhall Meetings Division Business Meetings Editorial Board Meetings Union Meetings Splinter Meetings Forums   Information - NH9.01 Vulnerability assessments and spatial/temporal variability of natural hazards risk Event Information The assessment of vulnerability is an essential part within natural risk analysis. Commonly, these assessments relate purely to the stability of buildings or to chances that people will be affected. These investigations relate in particular to natural and engineering science approaches, but other types of vulnerability are also inherent, yet are often not covered but need also to be assessed. These relate to coping strategies of affected people and communities, to intangible and indirect economic losses, and to communication and education networks, to name a few only. Furthermore, since the variety of all parameters needed for risk assessment is subject to temporal and spatial changes, issues fostering such variations should be carefully observed. In addition to partially addressed aspects of vulnerability as well as to the dynamic change of each parameter there is neither a uniform and well-excepted technique, a method available to assess the changing parameter, especially vulnerability, nor are there any standards to evaluate the different vulnerabilities or the variations with respect to risk. This session aims to summarize assessments of different types of vulnerabilities (e.g. social, personal, structural, economic, political, environmental) and to long-term and short-term variation of risk. Furthermore, the studies should present applications for different natural phenomena. The main focus herein is to present different strategies based on developments from different disciplines and to discuss these according to similarities, but also differences. Researchers as well as practitioners are encouraged to present case studies and applications, conceptual ideas and new methods on the analysis of vulnerability as well as on spatial and/or temporal changes with respect to risk assessment. In order to allow a fruitful discussion and exchange between the different disciplines we encourage a particular focus on the demonstration of the employed methodology and the data bases available for respective research or application. Preliminary List of Solicited Speakers Co-Sponsorship General Statement The information contained hereafter has been compiled and uploaded by the Session Organizers via the "Organizer Session Form". The Session Organizers have therefore the sole responsibility that this information is true and accurate at the date of publication, and the conference organizer cannot accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made, and he makes no warranty, expressed or implied, with regard to the material published. Back to Session Programme

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