RVA Case Studies
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VAT I | VAT II | VAT III | Other Case Studies
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VAT I Workshop Case Studies
A GIS-Based Hazards Assessment for Georgetown County, South Carolina
A Probable Maximum Loss Study of Critical Infrastructure in Three Caribbean States – Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis
Community Vulnerability Assessment Methodology – New Hanover County, North Carolina
Comparative Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in the Caribbean
Dominica National School Vulnerability Reduction Plan
Evaluation of Erosion Hazards – United States Shoreline (Atlantic, Gulf, Pacific and Great Lakes) (61 Kilobytes)
Hazard Assessment and Vulnerability Reduction Plan for Jeremie, Haiti
Human Safety and Regional Development: A Peruvian Experience
Impact of an Earthquake on the Infrastructure of the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
Implementation of the IDNDR-RADIUS Project in Latin America – Antofagasta, Guayaquil, Tijuana
Multi-Peril Loss Studies: A Comparative Approach to Assessing Vulnerability in the Caribbean
Natural Hazards Exposure Mapping in the United States
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Southwestern Indiana using HAZUS
Social Vulnerability Assessment in Mexico City and Los Angeles
The Vulnerability of the Energy Sector in Costa Rica
UC Berkeley Seismic Vulnerability Study – Berkeley, California
Understanding Urban Seismic Risk Around the World (105 Kilobytes)
Vulnerability Assessment Study of the Ecuadorian Agricultural Sector
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VAT II Workshop Case Studies
Vulnerability Assessment of a Port and Harbor Community to Earthquake-Tsunami Hazards
Coastal Vulnerability Assessment in Barbados
GIS-based Hazard Vulnerability Assessment of Critical Facilities, Antigua, and Barbuda
Application of a Statewide Multi-Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Model to Rhode Island
Rural Roads Vulnerability Reduction Assessment, Mitigation Measures, and Training
Hazard Vulnerability and Consequence Analysis: Building Sustainable Communities
Sustainable Development Planning for Eight Puerto Rico Municipalities
Methodology for Evaluating and Prioritizing Projects Related to Flood Mitigation Planning
A Web-Based Coastal Risk Atlas for Performing Community Vulnerability Assessments
Integrated Hazard Assessment for the Island of Puerto Rico
Creation of a Social Vulnerability Index
Evolution of Earthquake and Hurricane Risk Ranking in the United States
Vulnerability to Natural Hazards of School Buildings Used as Emergency Shelters
Hurricane Loss Estimates in Real-Time for the Caribbean Islands
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VAT III Workshop Case Studies
Integrating Vulnerability Assessments with Development Planning Efforts in the Caribbean
Hurricane Mitigation Study for GSA
Montserrat Integrated Vulnerability Analysis
National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise
A Real Time Application of the TAOS Model - Hurricane Luis 1995
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment for the Public Schools in Bogotá, Colombia
Sustainable Communities: Understanding Regional Hazards
Development of new mathematical models for assessment of damages in vulnerable communities affected for the action of natural hazards
A Portfolio Approach to Natural Hazard Mitigation Policy: Santa Cruz, CA
Use of CDCM-TAOS in the Vulnerability Assessment of Sea Defenses
Historic Assessment of the Socio-economic Vulnerability of United States Coastal Counties
Other Case Studies
Fright, Suffering and Development Planning
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