Developments in the field of earthquake engineering over the past few decades have
contributed to the development of new methods for evaluating the risk levels in buildings …

Post-disaster recovery has been addressed in the literature by different sectoral
perspectives and scientific communities. Nevertheless, studies providing holistic …

This study focuses on scoring, selecting, and develo** physical fragility (ie, the probability
of reaching or exceeding a certain damage state given a specific hazard intensity) and/or …

The current study presents a novel combination of artificial neural network cross-validation
(fourfold ANN-CV) with a hybrid analytic hierarchy process-Technique for Order of …

Likert scales are a common methodological tool for data collection used in quantitative or
mixed-method approaches in multiple domains. They are often employed in surveys or …

The seismic vulnerability assessment of critical facilities, such as hospital and school
buildings, is of paramount importance to avoid the collapse in ordinary conditions and to …

Multi-hazard risk assessment of building portfolios is of primary importance in natural-hazard-
prone regions, particularly for the prioritisation of disaster risk reduction and resilience …

Seismic fragility assessment of building portfolios is often based on the analysis of “average”
building models representative of structural types (or building classes), thus neglecting …

In a global context of increasing flood risk, the development of risk assessments that can
effectively support disaster risk management strategies and policies is crucial. This is …

Flooding is among the most common and damaging natural hazards at the global level,
which has prompted governments and international institutions to adopt measures towards …