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Disaster Studies

40 methods
36 method families

MOST CONNECTED IN DISASTER STUDIES

HAZUS Loss Estimation
6 connections in this field
Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
6 connections in this field
Average Annual Loss Estimation
5 connections in this field
Catastrophe Risk Modeling
5 connections in this field
Community Disaster Resilience Index
5 connections in this field
Disaster Recovery Curve Analysis
5 connections in this field
Exposure Modeling (Disaster Risk)
5 connections in this field
Preliminary Hazard Analysis
5 connections in this field
Rainfall-Runoff Modeling
5 connections in this field
Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment
4 connections in this field

Showing 40 of 40 methods

Coastal hazard / computational hydrodynamics2 methods
Storm Surge ModelingTsunami Inundation Modeling
Disaster risk / probabilistic loss metrics2 methods
Average Annual Loss EstimationProbable Maximum Loss Estimation
Engineering seismology / seismic hazard2 methods
Deterministic Seismic Hazard AnalysisSeismic Hazard Deaggregation
Hydrology / flood hazard statistics2 methods
Flood Frequency AnalysisPeaks-Over-Threshold Flood Analysis
Business continuity / resilience management1 method
Business Continuity Impact Analysis
Climatology / drought monitoring1 method
Palmer Drought Severity Index
Critical infrastructure protection / systems analysis1 method
Lifeline Interdependency Analysis
Disaster epidemiology / loss data analysis1 method
EM-DAT Disaster Database Analysis
Disaster recovery / damage and loss assessment1 method
Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
Disaster recovery / reconstruction assessment1 method
Build Back Better Recovery Evaluation
Disaster resilience measurement / participatory indicators1 method
Community Disaster Resilience Index
Disaster resilience measurement / place-based indices1 method
Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities
Disaster risk / exposure and elements at risk1 method
Exposure Modeling (Disaster Risk)
Disaster risk / insurance catastrophe modeling1 method
Catastrophe Risk Modeling
Disaster risk / regional loss estimation1 method
HAZUS Loss Estimation
Disaster risk / structural and economic vulnerability1 method
Vulnerability and Damage Function Analysis
Disaster risk / structural vulnerability1 method
Fragility Curve Estimation
Disaster risk science / natural-hazard risk1 method
Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment
Disaster-risk-reduction policy monitoring1 method
Sendai Framework Indicator Monitoring
Evacuation / transportation hazard response1 method
Evacuation Time Estimation Modeling
Fire science / wildfire risk assessment1 method
Fire Danger Rating System
Geomorphology / spatial hazard mapping1 method
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
Geotechnical earthquake engineering / liquefaction1 method
Liquefaction Triggering Analysis
Geotechnical earthquake engineering / spatial hazard mapping1 method
Liquefaction Hazard Assessment
Hydrology / catchment simulation1 method
Rainfall-Runoff Modeling
Hydrology / regionalized flood statistics1 method
Regional Flood Frequency Analysis
Political ecology of hazards / vulnerability analysis1 method
Pressure and Release Model
Preparedness measurement / hazard adjustment1 method
Household Disaster Preparedness Scale
Process safety / barrier management1 method
Bow-Tie Risk Analysis
Process safety / hazard identification1 method
Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)
Recovery modeling / resilience quantification1 method
Disaster Recovery Curve Analysis
Risk management / qualitative-quantitative hybrid1 method
Semi-Quantitative Risk Matrix Analysis
System safety / hazard identification1 method
Preliminary Hazard Analysis
Systems reliability / quantitative risk1 method
Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)
Vulnerability science / GIS-based hazard analysis1 method
Hazards-of-Place Model of Vulnerability
Warning response / risk communication1 method
Protective Action Decision Model

FIELD AT A GLANCE

Methods40
Method families36
Connected methods10+

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