Postface “From natural hazards to technological disasters”

The importance of the impact of natural hazards on critical infrastructures and a lack of research on the problem, compared with studies of natural hazards themselves, prompted us to guest-edit a Special Issue on “Natural Hazards and Technological Disasters” in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth Systems Sciences. The special issue deals with the relationship between natural hazardous processes and the technosphere. The articles included in the special issue address a variety of topics including methodologies and tools for Natech risk assessment, procedures for loss estimations, case-study descriptions of Natech events and analysis of other natural-hazard impact on technological systems. Therefore, the main purpose of the Special Issue is to raise awareness of the increasing problem of natural hazards triggering technological disruptions and accidents and to propose methods and tools to mitigate the associated risk. This article is the postface to this Special Issue.

PETROVA Elena;  KRAUSMANN Elisabeth; 

2011-11-30

COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH

JRC67594

1561-8633,   

http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/11/3063/2011/nhess-11-3063-2011.html,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC67594,   

10.5194/nhess-11-3063-2011,