Mountain hazards such as landslides, floods and avalanches pose a serious threat to
human lives and development and can cause considerable damage to lifelines, critical …

Snow avalanches affect recreation, transportation, resource industries and property. During
the 1990s an average of 12.5 persons per year were killed in avalanches in Canada. The …

In quantitative risk assessment, risk is expressed as a function of the hazard, the elements at
risk and the vulnerability. From a natural sciences perspective, vulnerability is defined as the …

Although various methods to carry out quantitative landslide risk analyses are available,
applications are still rare and mostly dependent on the occurrence of disasters. In Iceland …

Starting with an overview on losses due to mountain hazards in the Russian Federation and
the European Alps, the question is raised why a substantial number of events still are …

Lawinen treten in vielen Gebirgsregionen der Erde als lebensbedrohende Naturgefahr in
Erscheinung und werden in den Alpen treffend als" Weißer Tod" bezeichnet. Für die …

Avalanche impacts in Canada, including fatalities, are summarized for residential and public
areas, as well as roads, ski areas, backcountry recreation, and resource industries. Methods …

Snow avalanches pose a threat to settlements and infrastructure in alpine environments.
Due to the catastrophic events in recent years, the public is more aware of this phenomenon …

Quantitative risk assessment is recognised to be a sound basis for land use planning in
avalanche prone areas. An important feature of an effective risk calculation procedure is its …

In recent years, risk assessment has become increasingly important for the protection of
settlements against natural hazards because the public authorities have to economise their …