CAPRA - Comprehensive Approach to Probabilistic Risk Assessment: international initiative for risk management effectiveness
Conference object English OPEN Cardona, Omar Darío; Ordaz, Mario G.; Reinoso, Eduardo; Yamín, Luis; Barbat Barbat, Horia Alejandro; (2012)
Subject: insurance | risk reduction | :Enginyeria civil::Geotècnia::Sismologia [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] | Earthquake hazard analysis | loss scenarios | Risc sísmic | building damage | Seismic risk
Understanding disaster risk due to hazard events, such as earthquakes, creates powerful incentives for countries to develop planning options and tools to reduce potential damages. This has been the reason why CAPRA, the risk evaluation model described in this paper, was... View more